Born after in Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Jennings Godbehere
and Mary Magdaline (Hill) Godbehere
Sister of
Homer Godbehere Sr., Odis Godbehere, Andrew Godbehere, Helen Linda Godbehere, Sam Godbehere, Jimmie Godbehere, Nola Jay (Godbehere) Penoyer, Ula Godbehere, [private sister (1930s - unknown)], Baby Girl Godbehere, Johnny Lee Godbehere and Kenneth Godbehere
Wife of
Ferrell Raven Hensley
— married
25 May 1962 in Rhea, Tennessee, United States
[children unknown]
Died
before age 98
in Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, United States
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Biography
Leona (Godbehere) Hensley, 78, of Dayton, TN passed away on July 19, 2021 at home. She was a life-long resident of Rhea County and of the Baptist faith.
Leona was preceded in death by her husband, Ferrell Hensley; parents, Willie and Mary Godbehere; seven brothers, Otis, Andy, Homer, Sam, Johnny, Kenneth, and Jennings Godbehere; and three sisters, Nola Penoyer, Helen Godbehere, and Mary Ruth Godbehere.
She is survived by her daughters, Darlene (Glen) McCaleb and Rosemary (Scott) Davis, both of Dayton, TN; her sister, Ida Garrison of Dayton; three grandchildren, Nicholas Gunter, Crissy Gunter, and Ryan Davis; two great grandchildren, Ashlyn Gunter and Aiden Gunter; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Service will be Thursday, July 22, 2021 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Coulter-Garrison Funeral Home with Pastor Mike Breeden officiating. Interment will be in the Garrison cemetery.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Coulter-Garrison Funeral Home.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Leona:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Leona:
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~12.50%
Steven Godbehere
:
23andMe, yourDNAportal STEf6c07280
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~12.50%
~12.50%
Louise (Clayton) Ritchey :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member elsieritchey
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~6.25%
~6.25%
Michele (Milligan) Smith :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A278665 [compare], Ancestry member Redbomchele41
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~0.78%
Mark Romine :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A760909 [compare], Ancestry member mromine823
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~0.78%
Linda (Hassey) Bridges :
AncestryDNA
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