Violet Henry(Plainview)

Violet Leilani Davis Henry, 87 of Plainview, passed from this life and went to be with her Heavenly Father on Thursday, October 27, 2011. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, October 31, 2011, at First Baptist Church Family Life Chapel with Dr. Travis Hart officiating and Mr. David Milstead assisting. Burial will follow in Plainview Memorial Park under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. A visitation will be held on Sunday from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. at Kornerstone Funeral Directors. Vi was born on January 25, 1924 in Honolulu, HI to parents Mary and Issac Davis. During WWII, Vi married Dewey Rockford Henry of Plainview on September 22, 1943 in Honolulu, HI while he was in the United States Marine Corp. They came back to live in Plainview after the war in September of 1945. Vi was an active member of First Baptist Church, the Searchers Sunday School class, Millennium Singers, and the Cosmopolitan Club. She spent her life in Plainview working for Conner Mathis, owned and operated the Trade Winds Café, was a homemaker and worked to support the family business, Henry and Henry Housemoving. She loved living in Plainview, had a happy life here, and made many, many lifelong friends. Survivors include her two sons, Dewey Rockford Henry, Jr. and his wife, Ann; and Leroy Fredrick Henry and his wife, Lanette all of Plainview. Vi has five grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, and five great great grandchildren. She also leaves behind her closest friend and caregiver, Mrs. Betty Green, and her family. Many thanks go to the Frenius Dialysis Center of Plainview and a special thanks to all of their staff. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mary & Issac Davis; her husband, Dewey Rockford Henry, Sr.; and her grandson, Roy Lee Henry. Serving pallbearers include; Michael Henry, Andy Hill, Adolfo Rangel, Ronnie McCulloch, Robert Long, Rick Pledger, and Robert Vasquez. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials or other contributions to the First Baptist Church in Plainview’s Budget Fund or Building Fund 205 W. 8th Plainview, Texas 79072.