Velma McHenry Day, 92 of Connersville passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. She was born on June 26, 1929 in Jackson County, Kentucky to Jerry T. Isaacs and Melva Gabbard Isaacs Witt.

Velma married Ralph E. McHenry Sr. on October 23, 1953 in Connersville, they were able to spend 44 years together before he passed away in 1997.

Velma was a past President of the Eagles Auxiliary, a member of the Women of the Moose, Amvets Auxiliary, Fayette Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and White Shrine of Jerusalem.

She was the manager of Nickel Nook Restaurant for 12 years, then went on to work at D&M and retired in 1981.

Velma enjoyed working in her garden and bead crafting. Above all the most important job Velma had was being a mother and grandmother. She cherished her time spent with her family.

She will be greatly missed by her daughters, Sandra Sandman, Shannon (fiancé David Counceller) McHenry and Fern (fiancé Lowell Scott) McHenry; 7 grandchildren, Kim Spivey, Scott Houghland, Leonard Hobbs Jr., Rhonda Kidd, James Houghland, Robyn Blevins and Olivia Ammerman; 12 great grandchildren and 10 great great grandchildren; a brother, Paul Isaacs; sisters, Hazel Callahan, Fern (Luther) Seale, Alva "Tippy" Toler and Marsha Newton Zornes; and a special friend and caretaker, Lynda Swango.

Along with her parents and late husband, Ralph E. McHenry Sr., she was preceded in death by her husband of 9 years, Irvin "Red" Day; a son, Ralph E. McHenry Jr.; daughters, Brenda Gayle Houghland and Barbara "Bobbie" Hobbs; a son in law, Jim Sandman; brothers, Frank Isaacs, Vernon Isaacs, Dewey Isaacs, Delbert Isaacs and Herschel Isaacs and a sister, Yvonne Richmond.

Visitation for Velma will be held on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Urban Winkler Funeral Home, 513 W. 8 ^th St. Connersville, Indiana 47331. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 11:00 am with Eric Hopkin officiating. Burial will follow in Dale Cemetery.

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