Joyce Marie Greeter Henley, age 88 of Decherd passed away on November 15, 2022. Mrs. Henley was born on September 4, 1934, a native of Grundy County, Tennessee.
Mrs. Henley was a traditional southern lady. She enjoyed cooking, music, the family pets, and farm animals. Mrs. Henley truly loved her family. She became an astute business person and was a role model for many women. She worked side by side with her husband, the late Claude Willis Henley. They established Henley Farm Supply, H and D Feed Mill, Henley Supply, and Henley Supply Millwork and continued her family’s business, Greeter Lumber Company. They touched many people’s lives through their businesses in Franklin, Grundy, Coffee, and Rutherford Counties. The Henleys were also beef and dairy farmers.
Mrs. Henley was preceded in death by her husband of sixty years, Claude Willis Henley; her parents, Werner and Marguerite Greeter and infant child, Claudia Henley.
Surviving are son, Sam W. Henley; daughters, Dr. Joy Henley McKee, Fayna Henley (Jeff) Sargent, and Christina Henley (Philip) Duncan; grandchildren, Willis (Bethany) McKee, Robert McKee, Jared Henley, Dillon Henley, Laura Henley, Forrest (Anna) Duncan, and Hence Duncan; great-grandchildren, Willa McKee, Lillian McKee, and Camilla McKee.
The family will have a private family service in the Moore-Cortner Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Multi-County Cancer Support Network (MCCSN), 501West Broad Street, Decherd TN, 37324 or the Franklin County Christian Memorial Foundation/Churches of Christ Scholarship (FCCMF), c/o Andy Groves, 113 Lakeview Drive, Decherd, TN 37324.
Moore-Cortner Funeral Home, 300 First Ave NW, Winchester, TN 37398, (931)-967-2222
