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Obituary for Helen Smith Henson Helen Smith Henson
Retired From Bernson Silk Mill With 30 Years Of Service

Helen Smith Henson, 89, of Buena Vista, died Thursday, June 21, 2007.

She was born November 3, 1917 in Virginia, d aughter of the late David Preston Smith and Mattie Beatrice Hartigan Smith.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Sherman Henson, Sr.; a sister, Dorothy Ferguson; and a brother, Francis Smith.

Mrs. Henson was a member of the Stone Church of the Brethren, Buena Vista, and was retired from Bernson Silk Mill with 30 years of service.

She is survived by four children: Mary Jane Henson Funkhouser of Buena Vista, Frank S. Henson, Jr. of Powhatan, Marshall V. Henson of Charlottesville, and Harvey W. Henson of Louisa; sixteen grandchildren; three great grandchildren; three sisters: Shirley Floyd and Mattie Johnson, both of Ohio, and Ruby Carter of Christiansburg; and a brother, Albert Smith of Buena Vista.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 25, 2007 at the Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Chapel with the Rev. W. David Bane officiating. Burial will follow in the Green Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Buena Vista Rescue Squad. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 24, 2007 at the Bolling, Grose & Lotts Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Buena Vista, Virginia.