Nita Henry

Monday, November 30, 2015

Mrs. Nita Henry, 79, of Osceola died Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015 in Monette. Born Jan. 31, 1936, in Newark, Ark., to the late Allie Jewell Carpenter and the late Louellen Nash Adams, she was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith.

In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by one daughter, Donna Wilson, two sisters, Eloise Williams and Juanita Williams and two brothers Kendell Carpenter and Doyle Carpenter.

Ms. Henry leaves her husband Don Henry of Osceola;

Two daughters, Tabitha (George) Rust of Christiansburg, Va. and Shelly (Charlie) Johnson of Saddle, Ark.;

Two sons, Ernie Simpson of Osceola and Bill (Pam) Henry of Wilson;

Three sisters, Ella Mae Chappel of Ingalls, Ind., Joyce Powell of Ingalls, Ind. and Alline Thompson of Newport;

Nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015 at Wilson Funeral Home in Osceola with Bro. Freddie Adams officiating. Burial will follow at Garden Point Cemetery in Etowah.

The family will receive visitors from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015 at Wilson Funeral Home in Osceola.