MUNCIE, IN
Ralph D. Hensley, 88, passed
away Monday, September 23, 2013 at Morrison Woods Health Campus in Muncie.
Ralph was born on July 15,
1925 to Clarence and Ethel May (Jackson) Hensley in Daleville, Indiana. He was
a graduate of Muncie Central High School and lived in Delaware County most of
his life and had resided in Florida.
He served his country in the
United States Army during WWII. He worked at Warner Gear/Borg Warner for 45
years, retiring in 1988. Ralph also owned R & S Laundry on E. Jackson St.
in Muncie. He was a member of the Eaton Masonic Lodge #606 for 66 years and
served as Master of the Lodge in 1973.
Survivors include three sons,
Phillip (Diane) Hensley, Steven (Dorothy) Hensley, and Dana (Angie) Hensley;
eight step-children, Barbara (Terry) Cox, Betty (Joe) Crawford, Richard
(Elaine) Wilson, Diana (Gary) Zimmerman, J. Charlene (Rod) Davis, Rev. Pamela
Y. Mason, Kimberly Laine Hathecock, and Mason Yost; a brother, Clarence “Dink” (Jerri)
Hensley, as well as several grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and a
special friend, Margaret.
Ralph was preceded in death by
his parents, Clarence and Ethel, his wife, Shannon M. Beaty (12-1-1984),
another wife, E. Bridget Mason-Yost (10-25-08), his children, David Hensley and
Linda Spradlin, a brother, Merle “Butch” Hensley, and a sister, Betty Vorhees.
Funeral services will be held
at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, September 28, 2013 at Pitman-Richman Funeral Home,
200 S. Hartford St., Eaton, with Rev. Chuck Paul officiating. Burial with
military rites by the Delaware County Veterans Honor Guard will follow in
Gardens of Memory, Muncie.
Visitation for family and
friends will be at the funeral home from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Friday,
September 27, 2013 and one hour prior to the service on Saturday. A masonic
service will take place at 7:45 P.M. on Friday.
Online condolences may be sent to the
family at www.watersfuneralhomes.com
