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Gladys Absher Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 15, 2010.

Gladys Henson Absher MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. Gladys H. Absher, age 87, 490 W. Holy Hill Road, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, in the Mountain City Care Center. She was the daughter of the late William McKinley and Hattie Gail Johnson Henson. Gladys was a member of First Christian Church in Mountain City. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Absher; daughter, Betty Absher; granddaughter, Renee Greene; great- granddaughter, Shenna Morefield; four sisters; and two brothers. Survivors include: four daughters, Pauline Hensley and husband John of Bluff City, Tenn., Beulah Grindstaff and husband Larry and Charlotte Brown and husband R.E., all of Butler, Tenn., and Phyllis Greene and husband Gary of Mountain City; one sister, Mae Neal of Blountville, Tenn.; three brothers, Otis Henson and wife Wileyette of Hampton, Tenn., Kemp Henson and wife Hilda and Ray Henson and wife Jean, all of Mountain City; 10 grandchildren; 15 great- grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Gladys Henson Absher will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, from the First Christian Church with Ministers Buddy Zuercher, Dwayne Dickson and Ken Caswell officiating. Graveside service and interment will follow the service in Wilson Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Johnny Hollaway, David Hollaway, Roger Gentry, Larry Henson, Gary Henson, Ronnie Henson, Donnie Henson and Bo Henson. Honorary pallbearers will be elders and deacons of First Christian Church. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, from First Christian Church. At other times, friends may call at the residence, 490 W. Holy Hill Road, Mountain City, TN at any time. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Johnson County Rescue Squad, 203 Vandilla St., Mountain City, TN 37683. Online condolences may be sent to the family and viewed through our Web site at www.huxlipfordteaguefh.com Hux~Lipford~Teague Funeral Home and Cremations Services is proud to be serving the Gladys Absher family.

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Linda Brown

January 17, 2010

To Charlotte and family,
I just learned today about your Mother's death. Rosemary told me.
I want to acknowledge your faithfulness to your Mother's care over the past several years. Thinking of You.

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Paul and Freida Owens

January 15, 2010

In this time of loss, you have our deepest symparthies. Paul and Freida Owens

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January 15, 2010

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