Olive (Hensley) Wetherholt (1928 - 2021)

Born 30 Dec 1928 in Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Linval Ray Wetherholt — married 15 Mar 1947 in Lawrence, Ohio, United States

Died 19 Dec 2021 at age 92 in Barboursville, Cabell, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Olive Hensley was born December 30, 1928 at Hazard in Perry County, Kentucky, United States based upon her obituary and her memorial on Find A Grave. Census Records indicate she was born in West Virginia. She was the daughter of Patrick Henry Hensley and Charlene Haney Hensley. She passed away December 19, 2021 in Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia.

Find A Grave. Olive Hensley Wetherholt BIRTH 30 Dec 1928 Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky, USA DEATH 19 Dec 2021 (aged 92) Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Barboursville, Cabell County, West Virginia, USA MEMORIAL ID 235117633 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/235117633/olive-wetherholt OLIVE WETHERHOLT, 92, of Barboursville, WV, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 19, 2021. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at Wallace Funeral Home and Chapel by Minister Danny Evans. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Gardens. Olive Wetherholt, best known as "Bug," Mom or Mamaw, was born on December 30, 1928 in Hazard, KY, a daughter of the late Patrick Henry Hensley and Charlene Haney Hensley. She was married to the late Linval Ray Wetherholt for 62 years. "Bug" proudly served her country on the home front as a "Rosie" during World War II and was part of the American Rosies MovementTM locally. The Rosies – the name derived from cultural icon Rosie the Riveter – are the women who worked in factory jobs traditionally held by men to support the war effort. "Bug" had a genuine love for family, friends and animals – in particular her beloved cat, "Bella," her granddog, "Loki," and the many hummingbirds she enjoyed every Spring. Over the years, she taught us selfless generosity, how to be tough in the face of adversity, how to make her famous "Mamaw Cake," peanut butter candy, chicken pot pie, the perfect pie crust, and so much more. She had a remarkable green thumb and was an extraordinary seamstress, who made countless outfits for her grandchildren, cherished baby blankets and beautiful quilts. "Bug" was an exceptional, beloved, irreplaceable woman who will be truly missed by everyone lucky enough to know her. She was preceded in death by two brothers, "Buster" Hensley and Paul Hensley and two sisters, Eloise Hampton and Thelma Wilson. She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Sharon and Jim Simon of Barbourville; one son and daughter-in-law, Ronnie and Mary Wetherholt of Savannah, GA; four grandchildren, Katie Davis of Denver, NC; Shannon Simon of Scott Depot, WV; Tiffany Hensley of Huntington, WV; and Nikki Bishop of Orlando, FL; and five great grandchildren, Anna Kate and Cody Davis; Christian and Collin Bishop; and Olivia Hensley. Visitation will be after 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/wallace.

Sources

• Census Records
• "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH2-DBQZ : 11 February 2018), Olive Hensley, 30 Dec 1928; citing Birth, Perry, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.