Paul K. Henry

Paul K. Henry, 92, of Batesville, Arkansas died Friday, September 29, 2017, in Batesville. Born July 11, 1925, in Little Rock, Arkansas, he was the son of Paul Kruger Henry and Mary Waldrens Henry. Paul was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving in World War II. After the war he attended Ouachita where he received his degree in business administration, and continued his post-graduate work at the University of Arkansas. Soon he met and married the former Virginia Southerland of Batesville. They decided to move to Batesville and join the J.K. Southerland Company, and later merged their company to help create Banquet Foods Company. Banquet Foods became part of ConAgra Inc. in 1980. Politics was his passion, serving two terms in the Arkansas Legislature as Representative. He was Past Vice-President of Poultry Operations Banquet Foods and ConAgra Foods, Executive Committee Member of the National Broiler Council, Past President Batesville Chamber of Commerce, Past President Arkansas Poultry Federation, Past Board Chairman of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission, Past Board of Trustees Ouachita Baptist University, Past Board of Directors Arkansas Rural Endowment, and King White River 2007. He was a member of Mt. Zion Lodge #10 in Batesville, Little Rock Scottish Rite Bodies, Shriner's Scimitar Temple, American Legion BPOE, and First Baptist Church of Batesville. Survivors include three daughters, Paula Terrell and her husband, Norman, and Mary Henry, all of Batesville, and Linda Wood of Charlotte, Arkansas; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; three sisters; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services with masonic rites will be at 2 p.m., Thursday, October 5, 2017, at Oaklawn Cemetery in Batesville under the direction of Roller-Crouch Funeral Home. Visitation is from 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Old Independence Regional Museum, 380 S. 9th Street, Batesville, Ark. 72501 and Independence County Humane Society, P.O. Box 3477, Batesville, Ark. 72503. www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/batesville.