Marcella Henley

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Graveside Service
Osborne Cemetery
Highway 374
St. Joe, AR  72675
Saturday, July 25, 2015
10:00am
Cemetery
Osborne Cemetery
Highway 374
St. Joe, AR  72675
Marcella Henley

of Harrison, AR

June 18, 1927 - July 23, 2015

Marcella Henley, age 88 of Harrison, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015 in Harrison. She was born June 18, 1927 in Pindall, Arkansas, the daughter of Odus and Rachel (Gary) Nichols. She was preceded in death by her parents; her two husbands; her young son, Ronnie Harris; two brothers, Roger and Silas Nichols; four sisters, Bernice Ferguson, Cass Combs, Kathaleen Owens and Sandra Bryan; and a step-daughter, Sharlene Waldon.

Marcella was a member of Bellefonte Church of Christ and a long time resident of Boone and Searcy Counties. She married G.W. Harris in 1945 and after his death in 1973, she married Ralph Henley Jr. in 1978 and he died in 1989. Marcella was the former owner of Harris Grocery in St. Joe. She was an excellent cook and was well known for her fried chicken and pies.

Marcella is survived by her son, Gary Harris, of Harrison; her daughter, Sharon Harris, of Harrison; a step-daughter, Lynn Evans; her grandchildren,
Molly Harris of Harrison, Shana Archer of West Virginia, Greg and Jeff Evans of Harrison and Justin Walden of Harrison. She is also survived by her sister, Phyllis Rainbolt; her brother, Danny Nichols; and a host of nieces and nephews.


Graveside service was Saturday, July 25, 2015 at Osborne Cemetery with Darvin Rainbolt officiating.


Memorials may be made to the Osborne Cemetery or Nichols Cemetery funds.


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