Audrey Harris Henley

HENLEY, Audrey Harris, 75, of Gum Spring, Va., died on her birthday, February 2, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank H. Henley; and her brother, Elmer W. Harris. She is survived by her son, Carol L. Henley and his wife, Mary Annie S. Henley, of Tabscott, Va.; four grandchildren, Jennifer of Alexandria, Va., Michelle of Richmond, Va., William of Wilmington, N.C., and Matthew of Tabscott; one sister, Hazel Johnson of Richmond; and two brothers, William R. Harris and R. Gordon Harris, both of Gum Spring. Mrs. Henley was an interior decorator specializing in upscale draperies throughout the Richmond area. She served as a dispatcher for Goochland Fire & Rescue Department when headquartered in Manakin, Va. and was a founding member of the rescue squad in Goochland, a devoted member of Dover Baptist Church when living in Manakin and then of Gum Spring United Methodist Church when the family moved back to her childhood home of Gum Spring. She was proud of her grandchildren, loved gardening, flowers, dogs and helping those in need. Visitation will be at Gum Spring United Methodist Church from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, February 5. Services will be at the church, with interment to follow at the church cemetery on Friday, February 6, at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, send donations to Gum Spring United Methodist Church, Yates Class, for community mission work. Sheridan Funeral Home of Kents Store, Va., is handling the arrangements.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.