Helen Elizabeth Chambers Hensley
(April 2, 1915 - September 23, 2013)

Helen Elizabeth Chambers Hensley, 98, of Huntington, died Monday, September 23, 2013 at Woodlands Retirement Community. She was born May 2, 1915 in Huntington, a daughter of the late James and Edna Hardman Chambers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded by her husband, E.J. (Bud) Hensley; two sisters, Mabelle Chambers Slicer and Alice Chambers Welch and a brother, James A. Chambers Jr. Helen retired from Gallaher Elementary School where she taught 3rd grade for 34 years. A graduate of Marshall University, member of Pi Kappa Sigma Sorority, Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church where she was a member of the E. T. Jones Bible Class, Martha Circle and Woman's Society. A member of the Woman's Club of Huntington since 1939 and was made a Golden Life Member in 1989. Life member of the Retired Teachers Association, WV Association of Retired School Employees, former member of Delta Kappa Gamma Honor Society. She was named WSAZ's Home Town Hero. She is survived by nephews, James W. Slicer, Robert M. Slicer, Edwin Welch and Ray Turley; nieces, Carol Lee (Frank) Julian and Sue Ann Ogden, and numerous Great nieces and nephews and great great nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 27, 2013 at Klingel-Carpenter Mortuary by the Rev. Jack Lipphardt. Interment will follow in Woodmere Memorial Park. Friends may call Friday Noon until service time. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church.