Henry Lee Clary

CLARY, Mr. Henry Lee, age 74, of Roanoke Rapids, N.C., died Sunday, November 14, 2010. Mr. Clary graduated from Roanoke Rapids High School. He worked for many years at Pine State Creamery in Roanoke Rapids and for Roanoke Valley Ice Company, and retired just a short time ago from Brunswick Ice Company in Lawrenceville, Va. He was an active member of Quankie Baptist Church and an active Civil War reenactor and a member of N.C. 12th Provost Guard, Reilly's Battery. He was a loving and caring husband, father, grandfather, and a friend to many people and will be missed by all who knew him. Survivors include his wife, Jeanette Reece Clary; his children, Sue Clary Salvatore and her husband James of Richmond, Va., Henry Lee Clary II and his wife, Tonda, of Hopewell, Va., Alan Clary and his wife Nichole of Roanoke Rapids and Amy Clary Biehl and her husband Sean of Rocky Mount, N.C.; his sister, Patricia Clary Parnell of Roanoke Rapids; his grandchildren, Justin, Megan, Colton, Amanda, Adam and Victoria Clary, Stephen, and Stephanie Daniels and Samuel Biehl; also his beloved pets, Wants and Xena. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 2 p.m. at Quankie Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Quankie Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Massey Funeral Home in Roanoke Rapids, Tuesday from 7 until 9 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Quankie Baptist Church, 4070 Hwy. 48 South, Roanoke Rapids, N.C. 27870. Online condolences may be sent to the family at haroldmasseyfuneralhome.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.