The Rev. Curtis G. Hensley, 85, of Elkton, passed away May 24, 2014, at Sentara RMH Medical Center.

Mr. Hensley was born Aug. 27, 1928, in the Crow Hollow area of Rockingham County, and was the son of the late Marvin G. and Emma Dean Hensley.

He attended Elkton High School and served our country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was superintendent and construction manager for Ivy Garden LLC and a self- employed builder for many years. He was a Minister of the Gospel for over 35 years, and presently was Pastor at the Open Door Gospel Church.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Loretta Shifflett Hensley; a son, Marty A. Hensley; infant daughter, Sharon E. Hensley; brothers, Clarence E. Hensley and Hilden B. Hensley and sisters, Hettie Breeden, Pauline Davis, Eva McDonald, Louise Fitzgerald, Reba Brown, Wilma Burke, Thelma Steele and Helen Lam.

Pastor Hensley is survived by his wife, Ruth Hensley; sons, Curtis A. "Andy" Hensley and wife, Connie, and Keith W. Hensley, all of Elkton, Roy Hensley, Lee Hensley and wife, Kris, all of Shenandoah, and Ricky Hensley of McGaheysville; stepsons, Jeffrey W. Carroll and Timmy L. Carroll; daughters, Patricia Painter and husband, Roy, of Shenandoah, Lisa Wilson and husband, Matt, of Shenandoah and Sandra G. Hensley and husband, Timmy, of Elkton; stepdaughters, Tammy Redman, Sandra Gregory and Toy Sutherly; 11 grandchildren and numerous great and great- great-grandchildren.

The funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 29, 2014, at the Kyger Funeral Home Chapel in Harrisonburg. The Rev. Rick Robertson will conduct the service. Burial will follow in the Cedar Grove Cemetery in Harrisonburg.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Kyger Funeral Home in Harrisonburg. Friends may also call at the home of his daughter, Lisa Wilson, 140 Back Road in Shenandoah.

Memorial gifts may be made to the Open Door Gospel Church, 940 Chicago Ave., Harrisonburg, Va 22802.

Online condolences may be sent to the Hensley family by visiting www.kygers.com.

~Daily News Record Obituary, May 27, 2014