Charles “Dennis” Hensley Jr., 27, of Arma, Kansas died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, at Mercy Hospital at Joplin, Missouri.
Mr. Hensley was born Jan. 16, 1997, at Pittsburg, Kansas, the son of Charles Dennis and Roselina Coulter Hensley Sr. Dennis worked in production at Diamond Pet Food in Frontenac. He lived in Arma most of his life. He was raised in Arma and graduated from Northeast High School in the Class of 2015. He later attended Friends University in Wichita, Kansas. He loved sports, fishing, and playing cards. Survivors include his parents, Dennis and Roselina Hensley of Arma, a sister, Lina (Jonathan) Coulter and niece, Kaydence of Olathe, Kansas, and maternal grandparents, Randy and Brenda Coulter of Pittsburg, Kansas. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Ivan and Jeanette Hensley.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, at the Bedene Funeral Home in Arma, Kansas with Rev. Daryl Gaddy officiating. Burial will be at the Pittsburg Garden of Memories Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Bedene Funeral Home prior to the funeral service. The family suggests memorials to the Northeast High School Athletics Program. Donations may be sent to or left at the Bedene Funeral Home, 517 E. Washington, Box 621, Arma, Kansas 66712.
