William Vestal Hensley d. 31 December 1963

WAYNESVILLE- Funeral services for William Vestal Hensley, 67, of Waynesville, who died at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Pulaski County General Hospital, will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Waynesville Baptist Church.

Officiating will be the Rev. John Johnson and burial will be in Waynesville Memorial Cemetery under direction of Moss-Williams.

Mr. Hensley, a longtime resident, was a building contractor. He had been a patient in the hospital for 15 weeks, suffering from a heart ailment.

Survivors include his wife, Belva Lavena; one son, William M., St. Louis; one daughter, Mrs. Wanda Jean Owen, St. Louis; one step-son, Francis H. Rigsby, Silver Springs, Md.; one brother, Hiram H., St. Louis; and nine grandchildren.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
2 January 1964
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