Sarah Henry

Sarah Henry, 71, of Stamford, passed away on June 16, 2010 at a local nursing home. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday, June 21, 2010 at the Solomon Temple Baptist Church with Rev. H. A. “Henry” Diggs officiating. Burial will follow in the Stamford West Cemetery under the direction of Tankersley Funeral Home of Stamford.

Sarah was born June 22, 1938 in Coolidge, TX to John Les Henry and Larcina Hammond. She moved to Stamford as a child and attended Booker T. Washington School. She was a member of the Solomon Temple Baptist Church. She lived most of her adult life in Fort Worth and worked as a Home Health aid for many years. She returned to Stamford in May 2010.

She leaves to cherish her memory, 1 son, Steven Hammond of Washington D. C., 1 sister, Carrie Bonner of Fairfield, TX, and 2 brothers, John Henry Jr. and wife Johnnie of Fort Worth and L. V. Henry of Amarillo, TX, 1 step sister Blonde M. Marshall of Fort Worth, a special friend, Barbara Hewitt and 1 God daughter, Mikeisha Weatherd, both of Fort Worth, and as host of other relatives and friends.

She is preceded in death by her parents, 5 sisters, Bertha Howard, Ester Henry, Cleo Willis, Ida Ehis, and Irene Ford, and 2 brothers, Obrey James Henry and George Lee Hammond.