Juanita Henry

1947 - 2025

HENRY, Juanita Sue

77 of Xenia, passed peacefully surrounded by family on January 13, 2025. Sue was born on February 18, 1947 in Dayton, Ohio. Sue met her husband and the love of her life, Dwane Henry Sr., in high school. They went on to have three children and celebrate sixty years of marriage. Sue was a devoted homemaker who took great pride in caring for her family. After raising her young children, she worked for several years at the Community Blood Center. Sue greatly valued education, and went on to earn her Associate's Degree at Sinclair College. Sue, alongside her husband, taught her family perseverance and the value of hard work. She worked diligently for many years as an Occupational Therapist, helping improve the lives of many patients in her care. Sue retired from Bethany Village in 2014. Sue found joy in spending time with her family, traveling on vacations, line dancing, and the simple things in life like a clean home and a fresh cup of coffee. Sue will always be remembered for her strong will and devotion to her family as a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She leaves behind two daughters, Rebecca (John) Daring, and Tara (Bruce) Walker; grandchildren, Michael (Amber) Henry, Jessica (Gage) Johnson, Brandilyn (Joseph) Quinn, Jordan (Jennifer) Daring, Shawn-Leigh (Doug) Shields, Jarrod (Taylor) Henry, and Trevor (Mackenzie) Walker; great-grandchildren, Parker, Talon, Peyton, Haidyn, Chloe, Preston, Callum, Madisyn, Ciaran, Hunter, Harmon, and Harlan. Sue is preceded in death by her parents, William Harris and Mary Gummer; brother, Richard Whitley, and sister, Helen House; devoted husband, Dwane Henry Sr.; and beloved son, Dwane Henry Jr. A viewing will be held on January 23, 2025 from 12-1 PM with service to follow at Tobias Funeral Home-Beavercreek Chapel. Sue will be laid to rest in Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.