Henke, Lanell 

GILMER -- Services for Lanell Henke, 70, of Gilmer, are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. 
Sunday, June 4, 2006, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer, with the Reverend 
Brian Brooks officiating. Interment will be in Soules Chapel Cemetery of Upshur 
County. Mrs. Henke passed away Friday, June 2, 2006, in Gilmer. Mrs. Henke was 
born February 10, 1936, in Soules Chapel Community, to Frank Milford and Eula 
Corene Fennell Hill. She was a floral designer until her retirement, and she was 
a member of Soules Chapel Methodist Church. Mrs. Henke lived most of her life in 
the Tyler area. She was preceded in death by her parents; and daughter, Pamela 
Rowden, in 1992. Mrs. Henke is survived by brothers, Charles and Max Hill of Tyler; 
sisters, Frances Hymer of Gilmer, Edna Ruth Gipson of Lubbock, and Evelyn Detwiler 
of Tyler; granddaughter, Jennifer Johnson and her husband, Steven Johnson, of 
Noonday; grandson, Jeffrey Taylor and his wife, Maren Taylor, of Tyler; 
great-granddaughter, Maddison Johnson; great-grandson, Tanner Taylor; and son-in-law, 
Robert Rowden of Tyler. Pallbearers will be Steven Johnson, Jeff Taylor, Mark Trim, 
Jim Hymer, Richard Hymer, Mike Hymer, and Stash Veller. Memorials may be made to the 
Soules Chapel United Methodist Church; or Soules Chapel Cemetery, 5208 Whale Rd., 
Gilmer, TX 75644. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Saturday evening, June 3, 2006, at the 
funeral home.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 6/3/2006.