SHEILA ALICE DAVIS HENSLEY

Sheila Alice Davis Hensley, a resident of Myrtle Beach, SC, solved her last mystery at 8:36 p.m. on September 5, 2022, in the home of her loving son Shane, grandsons Caden and Ronan, and daughter-in-law Michelle Hensley. Shane held her hand through her final breath.

Sheila was born on December 14, 1946, to Lacy Ellis Davis and Alma Sybil Swindall Davis. She was proceeded in death by her husband of 53 years, Cecil Hensley, as well as her mother, father, brothers, Garland Davis; infant brother Lacy Ellis Jr., Larry Davis, and sister Francis Kaye Davis Chase, as well as many wonderful aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, and cousins, most of whom hail from Southwest Virginia.

She is survived by her son Shane; daughter-in-law Michelle; grandsons, Caden and Ronan; brother, David and his wife Pat Davis; sister-in-law, Shirley Davis; brother-in-law, Charlie Bill Chase; brother-in-law, Bobby Hensley; sister-in-law, Maxine Bell and her husband Bob, all their children, her best friend Ginger Senter, and many other beloved relatives and friends far too numerous to list.

Sheila Hensley, M.A., was a speech therapist who treated patients with all manner of difficulties, from strokes to age to autism. She worked in schools, institutions, and her own private practice throughout her life.

“Aunt Sheila” was also a historian, who recently published a monumental and incredibly readable family history called “I Ain’t Never Had No Privilege” on Amazon, the title quote a statement by nonagenarian Mattie Whitt of Camp Creek, Virginia in 1987.

“Mom” was the best cook in the entire world, “fight me for it,” said her son. Big family dinners were a special treat for our gathered clan, and her cakes and pies were particularly legendary among the fortunate souls who attended.

Sheila grew up and lived in Clintwood, VA, most of her life, moving to Myrtle Beach, SC, for the last twenty years or so. There she loved to play games when family visited, read mysteries (Agatha Christie was a favorite), and walk the beach with her cowboy, Cecil, looking for shark’s teeth and other treasures of the sea.

Sheila chose to be cremated without services. Her unending love and support for all her family will be missed.