Roger Philip Henley, 85, of Crawfordsville and formerly of Marshall died at 11:38 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis.
He was born July 30, 1930, at Mattoon, Illinois, to the late Thomas Edward Henley and Selma Anna Eversole Henley.
He was a retired farmer. He was a graduate of Marshall High School and received his bachelor’s degree in general agriculture from Purdue with highest honors. He was a member of the Farmhouse Fraternity, Alpha Zeta Delta and Cerias. He served with the U.S. Army. He also owned and operated a farm drainage business. He was a member of the Marshall Federated Church, where he was a Sunday school teacher, served on the board and both the finance and building committees. He was a member of Purdue Extension board and a 50-plus year member of Bloomingdale Masonic lodge #127. He served eight and one half years as a Parke County Commissioner. A devoted family man, he dearly adored his grandchildren and each Christmas he would read the Christmas story from the Bible.
Survivors include: his wife of 61 years, Margaret Duncan Henley, whom he married Nov. 19, 1954, at Lafayette; son Philip (Jill) Henley of Crawfordsville; daughter Susan Berry of Terre Haute; sister Mary Almira Rubio of Guelph, Ontario, Canada; six grandchildren, Adrianne Hays, Kelly Slusser, Scott Slusser, Karen Rice, Kim Endicott and Jacob Henley; and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by brother Robert S. Henley; and grandson Tim Berry.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, at Marshall Federated Church, 105 N. Main St., Marshall, with Brother Don Perry officiating. Burial will follow at Bethany Cemetery in Marshall. Visitation is noon to 2 p.m. Monday at the church.
Memorials, should friends so desire, may be made to the Marshall Federated Church, P.O. Box 57, Marshall, IN 47953 in his memory.
Care and arrangements entrusted to Gooch Funeral Home, Rockville.
Online condolences can be sent at www.goochfuneralhome.com.
Roger Philip Henley, 85, of Crawfordsville and formerly of Marshall died at 11:38 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis.
He was born July 30, 1930, at Mattoon, Illinois, to the late Thomas Edward Henley and Selma Anna Eversole Henley.
He was a retired farmer. He was a graduate of Marshall High School and received his bachelor’s degree in general agriculture from Purdue with highest honors. He was a member of the Farmhouse Fraternity, Alpha Zeta Delta and Cerias. He served with the U.S. Army. He also owned and operated a farm drainage business. He was a member of the Marshall Federated Church, where he was a Sunday school teacher, served on the board and both the finance and building committees. He was a member of Purdue Extension board and a 50-plus year member of Bloomingdale Masonic lodge #127. He served eight and one half years as a Parke County Commissioner. A devoted family man, he dearly adored his grandchildren and each Christmas he would read the Christmas story from the Bible.
Survivors include: his wife of 61 years, Margaret Duncan Henley, whom he married Nov. 19, 1954, at Lafayette; son Philip (Jill) Henley of Crawfordsville; daughter Susan Berry of Terre Haute; sister Mary Almira Rubio of Guelph, Ontario, Canada; six grandchildren, Adrianne Hays, Kelly Slusser, Scott Slusser, Karen Rice, Kim Endicott and Jacob Henley; and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by brother Robert S. Henley; and grandson Tim Berry.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, at Marshall Federated Church, 105 N. Main St., Marshall, with Brother Don Perry officiating. Burial will follow at Bethany Cemetery in Marshall. Visitation is noon to 2 p.m. Monday at the church.
Memorials, should friends so desire, may be made to the Marshall Federated Church, P.O. Box 57, Marshall, IN 47953 in his memory.
Care and arrangements entrusted to Gooch Funeral Home, Rockville.
Online condolences can be sent at www.goochfuneralhome.com.
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