Funeral services for Bobby Henry of Butler, Missouri will be 3 p.m. Sunday, October 13, 2013 at the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel in Butler with Dr. Terry Davis officiating and Mitch Oakes and Pastor Ron Dunlap assisting. Visitation prior to services from 2 - 3 p.m. at the Schowengerdt Chapel. Burial, Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Contributions to Heartland Hospice or American Cancer Society.
Robert Edward "Bobby" Henry Jr., age 61 of Butler, Missouri died Friday, October 11, 2013 at his home in Butler. He was born December 2, 1951 to Robert E. and Willene O. McElwain Henry in Kansas City, Missouri.
Bobby, one of three children, was a lifelong resident of Butler where he attended elementary school and graduated from Butler High School in 1970. He continued his education at Ft. Scott Community College earning an Associate Degree. Bobby worked as Vice President of Sales alongside his dad who owned Henry Radio--a ham radio operation. On July 20, 1991 Bobby married the love of his life, Cheryl Lynn (Huerner) Beasley. They raised three children and spent 17 wonderful years together. His heart was broken by Cheryl’s death on October 19, 2008. Bobby belonged to the Butler Country Club and Lions Club. He was baptized at the Butler Presbyterian Church and later attended the Butler First Baptist Church.
Bobby is survived by one son, James “Jimmy” Edward Beasley II and wife Jessie of Hume, Missouri; two daughters, Cassandra Lynn Rogers and husband James “Jay” of Hume, Missouri and Melody Dawn Schowengerdt and husband Jesse of Butler, Missouri; five grandchildren, Jaylyn, Cassidy and James “McCrae” Rogers of Hume, Missouri, Gavin Beasley of Hume, Missouri and Kensley Schowengerdt of Butler, Missouri; a brother, David Henry and wife Margaret of Delmar, California; a sister, Jane Gold of Kansas City, Missouri; two nieces, Cindy Jagnanean and husband Rudy and their children Erik and Ian and Annie Howard and husband Jeff and their son Owen; numerous other relatives of Cheryl’s . . . and a host of friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife Cheryl.
