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Lavada (Cheney) Henry

Posted 2022-02-25 by mhenderson
Published by The Miner on Feb. 24, 2022 -
Kingman, Arizona -

Lavada (Cheney) Henry, 94, passed away in her sleep, Sunday, Feb. 20,
2022, at the Twin Rivers Nursing Home in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Lavada
was born Sept. 23, 1927 in Hoxie, Arkansas to Henry James Cheney and
Emma Jane Griffith.

She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Johnie William
Henry; one son, Tommy Lee Henry; one granddaughter, Tina Jane
Porterfield; and two brothers, Earl and Earnest Cheney.

She is survived by her daughter Pamela Jane (Sonny) Porterfield; one
sister, Loretta Williams; four grandsons, William L. Porterfield, T J
and Paul Henry, and Eddie Price; two granddaughters, Jennifer Henry and
Tonya Thompson; plus many special nieces and nephews who loved her
dearly.

Lavada, better known as “Aunt Sis,” was a homemaker and farmer/gardener,
who raised chickens and cattle in Arkansas. She loved and enjoyed all
her family and they all loved her. She shared her home with many of her
relatives, as well as just about anybody needing a place to stay for a
while. She really enjoyed cooking and feeding people whether in times of
feast or famine. Lavada loved to eat chocolate candy and tried to share
it with anybody, especially the neighborhood children who just walked
right in and made themselves at home. She loved country music and bought
about a million records, tapes and CDs. Well, maybe not a million, but
she did log up a million miles riding with her truck driver husband,
coast-to-coast, just to be with him and keep him company.

A graveside service and interment will take place at the Mountain View
Cemetery in Kingman, Arizona on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, at 1 p.m. Online
condolences can be made at http://www.atkinsonfuneralhome.com.

Local arrangements are being handled by Sutton Memorial Funeral Home.



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