Mr. Charles Lewis Hensley, better known as "Bill", age 82, of Turtletown, TN, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at the Life Care Center of Copper Basin. Bill was born Friday, April 2, 1926 in Polk Co. Tenn. to the late Clyde Hensley and the late Leona Simmons Hensley. He was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church and retired from Tri State Electric.
Survivors include: son, & daughter-in-law, Charles L. Jr.& Patricia Hensley of Cleveland, TN; son & daughter-in-law, Randal & Karen Hensley of Blue Ridge, GA; daughter, Kathy Smith of Turtletown, TN; brother, Kenneth Hensley of Ducktown, TN; brother & sister-in-law, Owen & Shirley Hensley of Turtletown, TN; sister & brother-in-law, Betty & Raymond Dinitto of Florida, grandson, Johnny Hensley, grandson, Eddie Hensley, granddaughter, Traci Vargas, grandson, Matthew Hensley, granddaughter, Alanna Hensley, grandson, Darrell Hensley, grandson, Lynn Hensley; great-grandson, Jeffrey Kimbrell, great-granddaughter, Nikki Vargas, great-granddaughter, Kaci Vargas, great-granddaughter, Megan Hensley, great-grandson, Devyn Hensley, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Friday, February 13, 2009 at 10:00 AM from the Finch-Cochran Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Harold Willis officiating. Interment will follow in Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers are: Buddy Hensley, Joe Hensley, C.A. Gray, Ronnie Hensley, Melvin Hicks, Johnny Hensley, Mathew Hensley, and Stony Standridge. Honorary pallbearers include: Buddy Hensley, Bob Welch, Bracket Deal, Monk Nicholson, John Akin, Tommy Williams, Arthur Hicks, and Former Tri State Employees.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from Thursday, February 12, 6:00-9:00 PM.
In-leiu of flowers please make donations to the Epilepsy Foundation, 1 Siskin Plaza, Chattanooga, TN 37403.
The Finch-Cochran Funeral Home of McCaysville, Georgia is in charge of arrangements. You may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.