JEFFERSON COUNTY OHIO - OBIT: HENRY, Mrs. Della Mae (d. 1967)
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Mrs. Della Mae Henry
9-5-1967
Steubenville Herald Star

Mrs. Della Mae Henry Summoned By Death

Mrs. Della Mae Harris Henry, 70, of 901 6th. Ave, Apartment 507, died 
Monday afternoon in Gill Memorial Hospital. She had been in failing 
health all summer. 

Mrs. Henry was well-known in the Steubenville area for a doll-dressing 
project which she carried out each year at Christmas. She had cleaned 
and dressed approximately 400 dolls each Christmas for many years to be 
given away to underpriveleged children.

Mrs. Henry was the widow of Lawrence Henry who died in 1957. She was a 
member of the First Christian Church, the Sunset Club, Salvation Army 
Auxiallary and the Women's Circle of the church.

She leaves five daughters; Mrs. Virginia Massarelli of New Philadelphia, 
Ohio, Mrs. Roy (Grace) Hodkinson of Newark, Ohio,  Mrs. Samuel (Mary) 
DeLavo of Wintersville,  Mrs. William (Pat) Borden of Fort Myers, Fla., 
and Mrs. Vince (Jean) Mannario of Mingo Junction; four sons,  Lawrence 
Henry of Mansfield, Ohio,  George Henry of Bloomingdale,  Fred Henry of 
Fayetteville, Tennessee and William Henry of Newark, Ohio; a brother R. 
W. Harris of Steubenville; 29 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Friends may call at Cole Brothers Funeral Home from 7-9 tonight and from 
2-4 pm and 7-9 pm, Wednesday; services Thursday, 1 pm in the funeral 
home; Rev. Mr. george Crenshaw; Steubenville Union Cemetery; memorial 
services by Sunset Club Wednesday evening in the funeral home.


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