Nancy Lee Bowlin Hensley
June 23, 1947 ~ May 31, 2024
Born in:
Baltimore, MD
Resided in:
Leicester, NC
Nancy Lee Bowlin Hensley, 76, of Leicester, passed away Friday, May 31, 2024.
Born June 23, 1947 in Baltimore, MD, Nancy was a daughter of the late Joseph Henry Bowlin and Eleanor Lowry Bowlin. She was also preceded in death by her sons, David and Michael Berry and her brother, Jimmy Bowlin.
Nancy was a graduate of UNC Asheville. She worked as a training coordinator for CP&L, and was also a member of Corinth Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Roy Calvin Hensley; daughter, Stephanie Hensley; sons, Sonny Berry (Michelle) and Mark Hensley (Merita); grandchildren, Logan Berry, Roy Hensley, Luke Hensley, Sierra McConnell, Christopher Berry, Taylor Black, Katelyn Berry, Jonathan Stanberry and Cooper Stanberry; great-granddaughter, Anniston Berry; sister, Jeanne Lane (Tim); and brother, Billy Bowlin (Alice).
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4 at Corinth Baptist Church, with the Rev. Ricky Townsend officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends on Monday, June 3 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the residence, 32 Short Dix Creek Rd., Leicester, NC 28748.
Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue is assisting the family.
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Jeanne, Tim, Coach Burrows and family Audrey and I wanted to pass on our condolences to you all and family on the passing of Nancy. Our thoughts and prayers will be for you and the family and trust the Lord will give you strength during these times.
Please be assured that we are continuing to pray for all of you. We are asking “the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort”…(2 Corinthians 1:4) to shower each of you with the mercy and peace that characterizes Him!
Nancy always served as such a positive Christian witness and was a great encourager. God bless!
Ronnie and Nancy Owen
Roy and family,
I will miss Nancy so much. I have so many memories of her from Vacation Bible School. May God bring you comfort during this difficult time.
SO Sorry for your loss prayers for you all
Family members and friends, Sending condolences, sympathy and peace at the death of Nancy. I’ve known her and Jimmy since elementary school at West Buncombe and living on Dix Creek #1. Please accept my sincere thoughts as you grieve her death. May God bless you, Janet Boyd Webb 🙏💐💗
Nancy was such a wonderful Children’s Leader in Bible Study Fellowship. Her love for The Lord was so evident as she loved on those little ones and told them about Jesus. She was such a sweet friend to everyone. May God surround you with His gracious peace and comfort. Karen Baker
Nancy and I were great friends for many years. She taught me to do her job at the power plant. I never met a more helpful and sincerely good human being.
I feel the sorrow of everyone that loved her. We all were better with her.
May she rest easy as we go on without her.
Condolences and peace to the family. I know such a sweet lady will be missed by many.
Nancy was such a sweet lady, who touched many lives. She always had a beautiful smile and a hug whenever you saw her. Continued prayers for Roy and her family.
Dear Family, Just now heard of precious Nancy’s passing. What a light for the Lord she was and a dear friend, classmate at Erwin, scout leader when our boys were small and confidant. Nancy could light up a room and make everyone feel loved. There are sad hearts at her passing and she is so missed by all who knew her. Praying God’s comfort and strength for you dear family. But her bright light is shining forevermore in this world as she is with Christ her Savior and Lord. Love and prayers to each one. Missing you already sweet Nancy my sister in the Lord Jesus.
I was both saddened and rejoicing when l learned of Nancie’s passing today. Such a sweet lady. I’m sure she is in the presence of our Lord as l write this. Always a joyful upbeat soul. Know that the Lord will be with you each and every day Roy. Know that l will be lifting you up in my daily prayers! I would have come to the service had l learned of her passing in a more timely manner. Sorry for your loss.
Love and prayers to all the family. My father, Hugh Ayers, worked with and later employed Joe Bowlin . All of our family were fond of the Bowlin family. I am sure Joe has her in his arms .
Deeply saddened this morning when I heard of Nancy’s passing. I ran into her her at the church parking lot a few years ago as I came to pay my respects to Michael & Jeff ( as I do religiously every time i come home to visit) and to spot her across the parking lot, i instantly loss control of my emotions as I was not able to attend Michaels funeral and the guilt i felt for all those years, she hugged me and told me it was ok. Then to find out she had found my fathers dog tag in a old car at her mothers house and had held onto it knowing she would run into me one day just blew me away. God has a special place for her and I am sure Michael is glad to be back in his mothers arms again.. Will miss you dearly Nancy !