Stanley Hensley was born March 19, 1920 to Mable and Victor Hensley in rural Salem, South Dakota. In 1935 he moved to Malvern, Iowa. He graduated from Malvern High School in 1939. After graduation he worked as a clerk in a grocery store and farmed.
In April 1942 Uncle Sam took him in the service for World War 11. He served 42 months in the service and 38 of them were over seas in the Pacific area. Iwo Jima was his last stop in which he was discharged with an honorable discharge in November 1945.
February 1, 1946 he married Estellee Kobbe. They started farming west of Bedford, Iowa. Through the years he also drove a truck and worked in factories for 30 years in St. Joseph, Missouri. He retired from Wire Rope after 20 years in 1985 and moved to Sheridan. In the fall of 2011 he moved to Maryville and in 2012 he moved to the Missouri Veterans Home in Cameron, Missouri.
Stanley was preceded in death by his wife Estellee of 65 years in September 2011, his parents, and sister Evelyn Goy Knop. He is survived by several nieces and nephews.
Graveside Services and Interment will be 2:30 P.M. Friday, October 20, 2107 in the VanSkyock Addition of Sheridan Cemetery. Military Rites by V.F.W. Post #3123. Rev. Susan Noakes will officiate. Arrangements under direction of Prugh-Dunfee Funeral Home in Grant City, Missouri.
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