John E. Henry

John Ernest Henry, 236 Avonlea Place, Johnson City, died Tuesday, October 24, 2006, at his residence. He was an Andover, Virginia native who lived most of his life in Johnson City. He was a son of the late John Harvey and Sally Mae Treadway Henry. Mr. Henry was a gunner?s mate 2nd class in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He served on the U.S.S. Tuscaloosa and the U.S.S. L.S.T. 370 and participated in the D-Day Invasion of Normandy and the Invasion of North Africa. He was a recipient of: the Purple Heart, the American Campaign Medal, the American Defense Medal, the European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, and the Honorable Service Pin. Mr. Henry had attended both Sulpher Springs High School and East Tennessee State College. He was a Methodist. Mr. Henry was retired from Barclay?s American Credit. He was an avid golfer, Atlanta Braves fan, and U.T. fan who more than anything else enjoyed spending time with his family. In addition to his parents, Mr. Henry was preceded in death by his siblings: Kitz Henry, Saunders Henry, and Phyllis Jean Luster. Survivors include: his wife of 62 years, Ruth Crowder Henry, of the home; son, Doug Henry, and his wife Jamie, Johnson City; daughter, Kem H. Mckee, and her husband Tom, Johnson City; two grandchildren, Matt Bolton, Johnson City, Holly Rainey, and her husband Chris, Gray; great-granddaughter, Dru Rainey, Gray; two brothers, Charles and Ray Henry, both of Casey, SC; three sisters, Evelyn Henry, Telford, Iona Aiken, Chesapeake, VA, and Maude Hyder, Elizabethton; and several nieces and nephews.