Barbara June Henry

May 29, 1939 - June 1, 2013

Barbara June (Powell) Henry, 74, of Benton Harbor went peacefully to be with the Lord on Saturday June 1st, 2013 under the care of Hospice in Lakeview Regional Healthcare Center in St. Joseph. Services celebrating her life will be held at 2 PM on Wednesday, June 5, at the Dey-Florin Chapel of Florin Funeral Service in St. Joseph with Fr. Bill Jacobs officiating. Cremation has taken place. The family will receive friends and relatives beginning at 1 PM on Wednesday at the Dey-Florin Chapel. Memorials may be made to the St. John-Barnard Parish or Hospice at Home. Please share memories, messages or photos at www.florin.net. Barbara was born in Adrian, Mi., the daughter of Ronald and Ethel (Woodbye) Powell, on May 29th, 1939. On Oct 19th 1956 she married Fredrick A Henry in Jackson Mi., then moved to Benton Harbor and was a lifelong resident. They celebrated 49 years of marriage and Fred preceded her in death in 2005. She was a member of the St. John-Barnard Parish. Barbara worked as a lab technician at Leco Corp for 32 years before retiring in 2004. She enjoyed reading and cooking. Barbara was a dedicated and loving mother to her family as well as her extended family of sisters and brothers. Barbara is survived by 3 sons, Fredrick Henry Jr., of Benton Harbor, Cedric (Mindy) Henry of Antioch Ill., and Steven (Debbie) Henry of Eau Claire, a daughter, Veronica (Dwight) Seats of Benton Harbor, 5 grandchildren, Tina Ishmael, Steven Henry Jr. Brandon Henry, Jessica Overton and Cedric Henry Jr., 5 great grand children Ma’Kayla, Dakota, Tracy, Trevon, and Matthew, 3 siblings, a sister, Patricia Greene of Adrian, 2 brothers, William Simmons of Adrian and Gary (Elizabeth) Simmons of San Bernardino, Ca. and a host of nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by 2 daughters, Elizabeth and Crystal, her parents Ronald Sr. and Ethel, an aunt, Dora Griffith and 2 sisters, Goldie and Ethel Jane, a brother, Ronald Jr. and a great grandchild, Mya.