Canton, Carl James Henson, age 87, died Thursday, January 31, 2008 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, he was a son of the late Casty and Molly Cogburn Henson. He was preceded in death by his wife, Hilda Henson, who died in 1990; three sisters and six brothers. Carl was employed by the United States Postal Service, a member of Center Pigeon Baptist Church, and a United States Army veteran of World War II. He is survived by three daughters and their husbands, Phyllis and Reverend R.G. Garland, Carlene and Reverend Dallas James, and Hilda Ruth and Jimmy Robinson, all of Canton; one son and his wife, Jerry W. and Ruth K. Henson, of Canton; one brother, Way Henson of Holland, MI; 12 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 3, 2008 at Center Pigeon Baptist Church with Reverend Alan Blanton, Reverend R.G. Garland, Reverend Dallas James and Reverend Mark James officiating Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:30 until 1:15 p.m. prior to the service at Wells Funeral Home of Canton. Memorials may be made to Center Pigeon Baptist Church Building Fund, 224 Center Pigeon Road, Canton, NC 28716.
3715 Asheville Hwy.
Canton, NC 28716
224 Center Pigeon Road
Canton, NC 28716
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