Obituary of Iris Elaine Dunn Henry

Funeral services for Iris Elaine Dunn Henry, age 97, of Roanoke will be held on Monday, January 9, 2017, at 2:00 PM from Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Ricky Cannon officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery with Quattlebaum Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends at the church from 1:00-2:00 PM on Monday before services begin. Mrs. Henry passed away very peacefully Thursday, January 5, 2017, at her home. Survivors include: one daughter, Patricia Hanson of LaGrange, GA; one son, J. Raymond Henry of Lanett, AL; four grandchildren, Wayne Hanson, Kristen Hanson, Marty Hanson, and Neal Henry; six great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and one great-great-great-grandchild. Pallbearers will be Lankford Brown, Jimmy Lee Hunt, Neal Henry, Marty Hanson, Steve Carden, and Michael Cofield. A Mt. Olive Community/Chambers County native, Mrs. Henry was born on July 20, 1919, the daughter of Sherrod Haywood and Murlie Ussery Dunn. She was a lifelong member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and worked at Playtex. Mrs. Henry was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jewell Henry; one sister, Virginia Dunn Taylor; and one brother, Sherrod Haywood Dunn, Jr. Memorials may be floral or donations may be made to Pleasant Hill Baptist Church c/o Oscar Burdette, County Rd 237, Roanoke, AL 36274.