Maurene Henry  1914-2020

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Maurene Henry, age 106, was called home on Aug. 13, 2020 in Fort Worth. Her life was celebrated on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020 at 10 a.m. in the Lowe Funeral Home Chapel in Quitman with Pastor Floyd Brooks officiating. She was laid to rest in the Freeman Cemetery in Wood County. 

Maurene was born on June 28, 1914 in Quitman to Thomas and Eva (Williams) Montgomery. She married Jenkins Henry on July 14, 1934 in Quitman. Mrs. Henry was faithful to her church homes, Mt. Shiloh Baptist Church in Quitman and in recent years, Greater Rising Star Baptist Church at Lake Como, Fort Worth. 

Surviving family includes her daughters, Emily Hollman, Eva Henry and Bobbie Jones, all of Fort Worth, Ora Carter of DeSoto and Cora Walker of Dallas; a son and daughter-in-law, James Thomas and his wife Dawnitha of DeSoto; 13 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; 18 great-great-grandchildren; and one great-great-great grandchild, as well as those in her church and extended families.