Arnder Robert Paul Henley, Sr.

1907 - 1963  (56 years)

• Name	Arnder Robert Paul Henley
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	27 Jan 1907	Ava, Douglas, MO
  	"27 Jan 1907" per my mother. (David H. Drollinger 21 Mar 2009) On my mother's application for passport from America to England in 1951, she identifies her father as "Paul Robert Henley, born at Ava, Missouri on or about 27 Jan 1907 and currently living in Sunnyside, Washington. (David H. Drollinger 11 Dec 2020)
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Apr 1963	Kennewick, Benton, WA
  	Heart Attack Takes Life Of Sunnysider Paul R. Henley, a former resident of Sunnyside, died early Monday morning, April 29, at Kennewick General Hospital, having suffered an apparent heart attack. He was 56 years of age. Mr. Henley was born at Ava, Mo., and made his home at 8620 Geneva Place, Richland Y, Kennewick. His early years were spent in Missouri until coming to Sunnyside in May of 1934 where he farmed. He was one of the first Commercial Fertilizer Distributors of this area. He later was employed by the Bureau of reclamation until he began general excavation contracting and moved to Yakima for five years before moving to Kennewick three years ago. He was a member of the Charleston Blue Lodge No. 296 F & AM of Bremerton, and a member of Royal Arch Lodge No. 138 F & AM of Sunnyside. Mr. Henley is survived by his wife, Anne, of Kennewick, one daughter, Mrs. Howard Drollinger of Kennewick; one son, Paul R. Jr. of Spokane; and seven grandchildren. He is also survived by his mother, Mrs. Edde Henley of Ava, Mo., ; one brother, Lewis, of Wilder, Idaho, three sisters, Mrs. Alta Hodge of Wilder, Wavey Henley and Mrs. Grace Vincent, both of Ava, and a large number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Mr. Henley were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at the Chapel of the Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. Jack Wilson of the First Presbyterian Church of Kennewick officiating. Sacreed selections "Nearer My God To Thee" and "Rock of Ages" were sung by Dean Young, accompanied by Mrs. Young. Casket bearers were Clarence Holt, Edward Coder, Russell W. Lindstrand, Donald Montgomery, F. B[.] Dreyer, and Joseph McQuesten. Members of the Masonic Lodge attended in a group in the capacity of an honor guard. Graveside services were conducted by the Sunnysid[e], Lodg[e] No. 138 F & AM. Burial was in the Sunnyside Cemetery under the direction of the Smith Funeral Home. [end] Daily Sun-News, Sunnyside, Washington, Thursday, May 02, 1963 Page 3 (Transcribed by me, his grandson, David H. Drollinger) DOUGLAS COUNTY HERALD, AVA, MISSOURI Thursday, May 16, 1963, Page Six Former County Man Dies in Washington Funeral services were held Thursday, May 2, for Paul R. Henley, 56, a native of this area of Missouri, who died April 29 in the Kennewick, Wash. hospital following a heart attack. Burial was in Sunnyside, Wash. Mr. Henley was the son of Mrs. Eda Henley of the Sweden community, east of Ava, and the late James K. Henley. Besides the mother he is survived by his wife, Ann, of Kennewick, Wash., one son, Paul Jr., of Spokane, Wash., one daughter, Mrs. Laverne Drawlinger of Sunnyside, Wash.; one brother, Lewis Henley, Wilder, Idaho, and three sisters, Mrs. Alta Hodge, Wilder, Idaho, and Miss Wavy Henley and Mrs. Grace Vinson, of Route 5, Ava. (Transcription by me, his grandson, David H. Drollinger 15 Dec 2020) Washington, U.S., Death Index Name: Paul R Henley Gender: Male Age: 56 Birth Year: abt 1907 Residence Place: Benton Death Date: 29 Apr 1963 Certificate Number: 6920
  Burial	2 May 1963	Sunnyside, Yakima, WA
  	BURIAL Lower Valley Memorial Gardens PLOT Lot 64, Block 13, Grave 3 Sunnyside, Yakima County, Washington, USA Located on the corner of Van Belle Rd and Cemetery Rd, Sunnyside, Yakima, Washington.
  Person ID	I13966	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	James King "Jim" Henley,   b. 3 Sep 1877, Graves County, KY d. 16 Jul 1954, Douglas County, MO (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Eda "Edde" Dye,   b. 26 Dec 1882, Almartha, Ozark, MO d. 8 Feb 1971, Ava, Douglas, MO (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F5351	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nelia Ivory Berniece "Bernice" Slate,   b. 19 Feb 1907, Ava, Douglas, MO d. 20 Aug 1986, Spokane, Spokane, WA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	30 May 1927	Ava, Douglas, MO
  	Her marriage to Paul Henley dated 30 May 1927 in my grandmother's handwriting in an old hard bound book titled, Bible Birthday Book (A publication of Henry Altemus Company)(page 155 and written again among the last blank pages) with her signature (Berniece Slate [sic]) written in pencil inside first page and in my possession. David Howard Drollinger 20 Nov 2019
  Children	1. Paul Robert Henley, Jr.,   b. 30 Sep 1928, Ava, Douglas, MO d. 28 Aug 2007, Sun City West, Maricopa, AZ (Age 78 years)   2. Reta La Verne Henley,   b. 17 Feb 1930, Ava, Douglas, MO d. 4 May 2010, Richland, Benton, WA (Age 80 years)
  Documents		Marriage License Newspaper Notice The Douglas County Herald Ava, Missouri · Thursday, June 02, 1927
  Family ID	F4585	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Anne MNU
  Family ID	F17285	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Jan 1907 - Ava, Douglas, MO Marriage - 30 May 1927 - Ava, Douglas, MO Death - 29 Apr 1963 - Kennewick, Benton, WA Burial - 2 May 1963 - Sunnyside, Yakima, WA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		WWII DRC
  		WWII DRC
  		1940 U.S. Federal Census Selah Rural, Yakima, Washington
  		Obituary of Arnder Robert Paul Henley Sr. Daily Sun-News Sunnyside, Washington · Thursday, May 02, 1963
  		Funeral Notice of Arnder Robert Paul Henley Sr. The Douglas County Herald Ava, Missouri · Thursday, May 16, 1963
  		Funeral Notice of Arnder Robert Paul Henley Sr. (full newspaper page) The Douglas County Herald Ava, Missouri · Thursday, May 16, 1963
  		1910 Census
  		1920 Census

  
  

• Notes

  According to my mother, my Grandfather's real name was "Arnder Robert Paul Henley". She said that her cousin, Shirley (Hodge) Blood confirmed it. Apparently, he disliked the name 'Arnder' so much even from an early age that he refused to allow any one to call him by that name. He liked his second middle name of 'Paul' and somewhat liked his first middle name of 'Robert' and therefore, simply decided to go by the name of 'Paul Robert Henley', which is how he signed all of of his legal papers from what I was told by my mother. (David H. Drollinger 21 Mar 2009) Grandpa's wife's name at the time of his death was Anne. I have not been able to discover who she actually was. Hopefully, someone who knows will inform me or some evidence will surface that identifies exactly who she was. David H. Drollinger 27 Mar 2023) According to my sister, Diana (during a phone conversation we had last night - 26 Dec 2020) she said Grandpa had divorce papers in the glovebox (discovered there by Mom) of his car (or pickup) to divorce himself from his current wife at the time of his death. (David H. Drollinger 27 Dec 2020) I have a photocopy of his newspaper obituary (David H. Drollinger) According to Grandpa's obit, he was living at 8620 Geneva Pl, Richland, Benton, Washington (known for years as the "Richland Wye") at the time of his death. Back a few years ago when I did some checking with the City of Richland I learned its new address designation was 1428 Short St, Richland, Washington 99352. (David H. Drollinger 7 Mar 2009) 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Paul Henley Age in 1910: 3 Birth Year: abt 1907 Birthplace: Missouri Home in 1910: Walls, Douglas, Missouri Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Son Marital status: Single Father's name: James Henley Father's Birthplace: Kentucky Mother's name: Eda Henley Mother's Birthplace: Missouri Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age James Henley 36 Eda Henley 27 Lewis Henley 9 Alta Henley 7 Paul Henley 3 Grace Henley 0 1920 United States Federal Census Name: A Paul Henley Age: 12 Birth Year: abt 1908 Birthplace: Missouri Home in 1920: Benton, Douglas, Missouri Residence Date: 1920 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital status: Single Father's name: K James Henley Father's Birthplace: Kentucky Mother's name: Eda Henley Mother's Birthplace: Missouri Able to Speak English: Yes Attended School: yes Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age K James Henley 42 Eda Henley 36 E Lewis Henley 19 Alta Henley 17 A Paul Henley 12 Grace Henley 10 Wallie Henley 7 1940 United States Federal Census Name: Paul Henley Age: 33 Estimated birth year: abt 1907 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Missouri Marital status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Selah Rural, Yakima, Washington Map of Home in 1940: View Map Farm: Yes Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Yakima, Washington Residence in 1935: Rural, Yakima, Washington Resident on farm in 1935: Yes Sheet Number: 13A Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 310 Occupation: Laborer House Owned or Rented: Rented Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 10 Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 60 Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work Weeks Worked in 1939: 40 Income: 650 Income Other Sources: No Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Paul Henley 33 Bernice Henley 33 Paul Henley 11 Laverne Henley 10 U.S. WWII Draft Card Name: Paul R Henley Gender: Male Race: White Age: 33 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 27 Jan 1907 Birth Place: Ava, Missouri Residence Place: Selah, Yakima, Washington, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place: Washington, USA Employer: A C Brown Weight: 160 Complexion: Dark Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Brown Height: 5 8 Next of Kin: J K Henley Household Members: Name Relationship Paul R Henley Self (Head) J K Henley Father 1950 United States Federal Census Name: Paul Henly [Arnder Robert Paul Henley] Age: 43 Birth Date: abt 1907 Gender: Male Race: White Birth Place: Missouri Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Residence Date: 1950 Home in 1950: Yakima, Washington, USA Street Name: Dead End Road Dwelling Number: 169 Farm: No Acres: No Questionnaire Number: 24 Occupation: Pipe Contractor Industry: Pipe & Sewer Contracting Occupation Category: Working Hours Worked: 24 Worker Class: Own Business Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Paul Henly 43 Head Bernice Henly 43 Wife