Virgie Henson

Virgie Duvall Henson, age 91, of 23 Henson Farm, passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2009 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Hayesville, NC, she was a daughter of the late William Bass and Texia Morgan Duvall. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Haynes Henson, who died in 1985; four sisters, Glestia Pressley, Vella Williams, Lola Herrin, and Frances Broski; and three brothers, Kenneth, Ernest, and Clyde Duvall. She was a graduate of Bethel High School and was active in the Center Pigeon Home Demonstration Club for many years. Virgie was a member of Spring Hill Baptist Church where she had taught Sunday School, was a past Training Union Director, church secretary-treasurer, and WMU president. She was a devoted wife and loving mother who loved nothing better than to cook for and to entertain family and friends in her home. She is survived by a son, Charles Henson and his wife, Janice, of Canton; a grandson, David Charles Henson; a sister-in-law, Blanche Henson; 20 nieces and nephews, and a special friend, Barbara Shepard. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, December 13, 2009 in the Canton Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with Reverend Brad Joyner officiating. Burial will follow at Spring Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. prior to the service. Pallbearers will be George Dale Henson, Joe Dotson, Gerald Hill, Bill Snipes, Carroll Stockton, and Jerry Gregg. Memorials may be made to Spring Hill Baptist Church, 1918 Murray Road, Canton, NC 28716 or to Haywood Regional Medical Center Hospice, 560 Leroy George Drive, Clyde, NC 28721.

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