Vida Henson

MORLEY, Mo. -- Vida Esther Henson, 94, of Morley died Sunday, April 2, 2006, at the Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston.

She was born March 29, 1912, in Gatewood, Mo., daughter of Wiley Benjamin and Zilpha J. Pulliam Holland. She and Jesse B. Henson were married on Jan. 6, 1937, in Los Angeles, Calif. He died Jan. 20, 1985.

Henson was a saleslady for a retail men's store. She was a member of the Morley Church of God and the Ladies Auxiliary VFW in Morley.

Survivors include a daughter, Gail Hubbell of Santa Barbara, Calif.

She was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister.

Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Morley Church of God in Morley.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church, with the Rev. Mike Worrell officiating. Burial will be at the Forest Hills Memorial Gardens in Morley.

Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Benton was in charge of arrangements.