George William "Bill"

Henry

George William “Bill” Henry, 83, husband of Beatrice “Bea” (Talbott) Henry, of Staunton, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2026 at the Shenandoah Hospice House in Fishersville.

Mr. Henry was born in New Market, Virginia on July 5, 1943, a son of the late John Westley Henry and Ruby (Kagey) Lutz.

Bill was a veteran of the United States Army from 1962-1965 and later retired as Sergeant from the Department of Corrections, where he served faithfully from 1979-2000. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. In his free time, Bill enjoyed spending time with his family, woodworking, painting houses, gardening both flowers and vegetables, and he was well known as a card shark.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Henry was preceded in death by two brothers, John Henry and James Henry; and a sister, Barbara Pence.

Surviving, in addition to his wife of 59 years, is a daughter, Dawn M. Mulkey of Hampton, VA; a son, Steven B. Henry and his wife, Christina of Indian Town, Florida; a half-brother, Press Lutz of New Market; a half-sister Margie Brown of Waynesboro; three grandchildren, Adam Henry, Amelia Flowers and her husband Zackary, and Abigail Henry; and a number of nieces and nephews.

A celebration of life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 14, 2026 in the Coffman Funeral Home Chapel by Pastor Bobby Campbell.

The family will receive friends following the service.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 17, 2026 in Oaklawn Memory Gardens.

Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory, 230 Frontier Drive in Staunton is in charge of his arrangements.

Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.coffmanfuneralhome.net.