Ray Henry

In the sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life we announce that Ray H. Henry died Friday, August 17 , 2018. He was the youngest child of John and Sallie Henry, born on August 30, 1929 in Andover, VA. He grew up in the Bowmantown Community , near Jonesboro, Tennessee. He graduated from Sulphur Springs High School and attended East Tennessee State University. He served in the US Army in Korea as a train dispatcher.  He retired from Eastman Kodak in 1987, where he began as a welder with Tennessee Eastman and transferred to Carolina Eastman in 1966 . H e was a longtime member of Transfiguration Lutheran Church in Cayce , SC . He was a York Rite and Scottish Rite Mason , and a member of the Jamil Shrine Temple . H e was predeceased by his wife, Norma, h is parents, four brothers and t hree sisters. He is survived by his children: Denise, David (Samantha) ; grandchildren: Joshua White, Katie White Dunn ( Brittain ), Erica Henry, Jacob Henry, Darcee Henry ; great grandsons Milan and Ibra Sanchez Henry ; his sister, Iona Aiken ; and numerous nieces , nephews and great nieces and nephews. The family would like to express their gratitude to the staff at Lexington Extended Care and TriCare Hospice . The visitation will be on Monday , August 20 , at 1:00 pm with service following at 3:00 pm at Transfiguration Lutheran Church, 1301 12th St, Cayce, SC . Burial will take place at 11:00 am on Wednesday , August 22, at Telford United Methodist Church cemetery in Telford, TN. Friends can donate to the Alzheimer's Association SC Chapter in the memory of Ray and Norma.