Paul Hensley - 1928-2007

Mr. Paul Hensley, 79, of Olive Hill, Ky., passed away Tuesday morning, Nov. 6, 2007, in Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, Ky. 

Paul was born Aug. 2, 1928, in Irondale, Ohio, the son of the late Merle and Lena Johnson Hensley. 

Mr. Hensley was retired from the Olive Hill National Guard unit, where he served for 23 years, and was a former executive director of Hydreco Housing. 
He was a Christian, a deacon and a member of First Christian Church of Olive Hill for the past 30-plus years. Paul was a Mason and a member of the 
Olive Hill Masonic Lodge 629, where he was a past master, and a 50-year member of Eastern Star. 

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Amos Hensley. 

He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Marjorie Pennington Hensley; a son, Paul David Hensley and fiancee Renea Hollingsworth of Olive Hill; 
a grandson, Paul Jason Hensley of Morehead, Ky.; special friends Toots and Barb Boggs of Olive Hill; and two sisters-in-law, 
Mary Karen Porter of Grayson, Ky., and Barbara Kenisley of Ohio. 

Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007, at First Christian Church of Olive Hill by Brother Dave Shanklin. 
Burial will be in Garvin Ridge Cemetery in Olive Hill. 

Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at Globe Funeral Chapel in Olive Hill and after 1 p.m. Thursday at the church. 

A Masonic service will be at 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. 

Family and friends will serve as pallbearers

Submitted by: Linda Cheeks Pittano


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