Surrounded by family and friends, Rex Carthel Henley, 79, of Cabot passed into eternity at Baptist Springhill Hospital on January 4, 2007. He was predeceased by his parents William F. and Ethel Lovell Henley; two sisters, Ethel Wickett and Thelma Plemmons. He served his country in World War II with the U.S. Navy and was a member of the Masonic Lodge. He retired from Franklin Electric and Parts Warehouse. He was an avid outdoorsman, loving to fish and hunt.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Billie Jo Collins Henley; brother Pete Gianaris of Kansas; his mother-in-law Cleo Collins of Cabot; his sister-in-law, the twin sister of his wife, Bobbie Ann Buck, numerous beloved nieces and nephews, extended family members and friends.
Funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday at North Little Rock Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Park in Jacksonville, Arkansas. Family visitation will be from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday at North Little Rock Funeral Home, 1921 Main Street, 758-1170.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Arkansas Children?s Hospital.
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