A J Henry

A. J. Henry, Jr, 87 of Walnut Ridge, went to be with the Lord on March 20, 2014. Born May 19, 1926 in Nettleton, Arkansas, he was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew Jackson and Mae Davis Henry; his first wife, Dorothy Wilson Henry; his second wife, Janelle Campbell Henry. He was a minister and elder for many years, and a member of the Free Street Church of Christ in Walnut Ridge. Survivors include two sons, Phil (Jackie) Henry and Terry (Cathy) Henry, both of Walnut Ridge; two step sons, Vernon (Suzann) Henry of Paragould and Stanley (Lisa) Henry of Denton, TX; two step daughters, Rhonda (Keith) Thompson and Deborah (Dick) Pace both of Monette; eleven grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; two sisters, Vera James of Pocahontas and Kathleen Milner of Searcy; and many nieces, nephews and friends. Mr. Henry entered the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He built the original Cable Television System in Walnut Ridge and Hoxie and operated it for 35 years. After retirement, he served as Interim Building Inspector for Walnut Ridge, Chairman of the Walnut Ridge Water and Sewer Commission, and President of the Northeast Arkansas Public Water Authority, a system built to serve Lawrence and adjacent counties in Northeast Arkansas. The water system plant was named the A. J. Henry Water Treatment Plant in Mr. Henry’s honor. He served as a delegate to the Silver Haired Legislative Session, President and Secretary to the Silver Haired Legislators Alumni Association of Arkansas, Associate State Coordinator of Community Operations of the AARP, Assistant Coordinator of Grassroots and Federal Issues of the AARP, President and member of the Board of Directors for the East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging, and Instructor for the AARP Defensive Driving Course. Funeral Service will be Sunday March 23, 2014 at 2 PM in the Free St. Church of Christ in Walnut Ridge with Lloyd Clark officiating. Pallbearers will be grandsons. Interment will follow in the Randolph Memorial Gardens in Pocahontas. Visitation will be Saturday evening from 6 PM till 8 PM in the Bryan Funeral Home in Hoxie. In Lieu of Flowers the family request donations to be made to the Paragould Children's Home or Free Street Church of Christ or a charity of your choice.

A J Henry

May 19, 1926 - March 20, 2014