Ethel Mae Henwood
December 3, 1926 ~ May 28, 2016
Ethel Mae Carr Henwood, 89, of Barnesville, OH formerly of Weirton, WV died Saturday May 28, 2016 in Wheeling Hospital.
Born on December 3, 1926 in Weirton, WV, Ethel was a daughter of the late Louis and Helen Tingler Truax. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Robert Carr and her second husband, Robert Henwood; a son, James Anthony Carr; two brothers, Darrell and Louie Truax; three sisters, Marin Lusakow, Naomi Lynch, and Beatrice Jonoski; two granddaughters and a great grandson.
Ethel Mae was a homemaker who lovingly raised six children, She loved to shop, read, play BINGO, and eat out . She will always be remembered for her easy going nature, and her love for her family.
She was a member of the Weirton Heights Free Methodist Church and the Bethesda United Methodist Church.
She is survived by two sons, Robert Carr (Rachael) of Murphy N.C. and Kelly Carr (Amy) of Clearwater, FL; three daughters, Sharon Pernell (Larry) of Barnesville, OH, Patricia Roberson (Ron) of Julian, NC, and Susan Robinson (George) of Pinellas Park, FL; a brother, Carl Truax (Regina) of Weirton, WV; two sisters, Lois Gibson of Wisconsin and Joyce Manteau of Weirton, WV; 15 grandchildren, several great grandchildren and one great great grandson.
Visitation will be 4-8 PM Monday at the Greco Hertnick Funeral Home 3219 Main Street, where funeral services will be held at 11 AM Tuesday.
Rev. Larry Barkley will preside.
Interment will follow at Chestnut Ridge Cemetery, Florence, PA.
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It’s so sad when you lose a loved one. One of the hardest is a parent. Prayers to the family. I remember spending many days at her house as a kid & teen. She was the sweetest lady to be around. She will be truly missed by many.
My second mom, you will be missed forever! Love you and your laughter and good sense of humor!! You loved your children so much and I felt that live too as a child and young adultRest in peace my dear Ethel
Dear Sharon, Pat, Sue and Kelly, I wanted to take this time to tell you all how sad we were to hear about your mom. Your mother was such an inspiration to me and someone who I truly looked up to . She was not out to cure cancer or wanting to travel to outer space, she did do something so much more important. She was a mother, and a great one at that. She managed to raise 6 kids in a time of limited resources compared to today’s standards. There was nothing more important to her than her kids. Of course I didn’t know her back when she was raising you all but, it’s not hard to piece together the past from the stories she shared with me and the “tails” from Bobby. She really was an amazing woman and she was so proud of all of you, and you should be as proud of her. Rachel