Obituary Record

Henley, Robert Jr.  -  November 15, 1998

Robert F. Henley Jr., 79, of Bay St. Louis, died Sunday, Nov. 15, 1998, In Biloxi.

Mr. Henley was a native of New Orleans. He was a member of St. Clare Catholic Church in Waveland and a lifelong resident of Bay St. Louis. He was a cabinet maker. Mr. Henley was a past member of the Bay St. Louis Knights of Columbus and was custodian of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bay St. Louis for numerous years.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Filmore Sr. And Amy Victoria Gayard Henley, two brothers, Paul Henley and Jerone Henley and a sister, Yvinne Henley Fricke.

Survivors include his wife, Rita Fayard Henley; two sons Robert F. Henley III and Eric A. Henley, both of Bay St. Louis; three daughters, Diana Henley Necaise of Bay St. Louis, Cynthia Henley Bolton of Orlando, Fla., and Wanda Henley Cramer of Gulfport; a brother, Emile Henley of Waveland, 17 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Visitation was Tuesday evening at Edmond Fahey Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis. Mass was celebrated Weednesday at St. Clare Catholic Church in Waveland. Burial was in Gulf Coast Memorial Cemetery and Mausoleum in Bay St. Louis.

Source: Sea Coast Echo 11-19-1998

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