Nora Lee Hensley, age 80 of Bledsoe, KY passed away on Sunday, May 27, 2012 in Lexington, KY. She was born January 20, 1932 to the late Chester and Catherine (Morgan) Ward in Verda, KY. Nora was a homemaker and believed in the Baptist faith.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Robert W. Hensley; one child, Martha Hensley; and one brother, Johnny Ward.

Survivors include her children, McArthur Hensley, Norlan Belcher, Stanley Hensley all of Bledsoe, KY and Ruth Neff and husband Larry of Pineville, KY; brothers, Eugene Ward, Ernest Ward, Ray Ward all of London, KY and Virgil Ward of Wallins, KY; sisters, Jessie Mae Walker of Virginia and Rosa Lee Elright of Georgia; 7 grandchildren, Arthur William Hensley, Andrew Jacky Hensley, Lyndsey Hensley, Dwight Wilson, Samantha Barton, Phillip Wilson, Jr., and Robert Wilson; and 8 great grandchildren. Several other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends also survive.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, May 30, 2012 from 5-8 p.m. at Mount Pleasant Funeral Home.

Funeral Services will be conducted on Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 1 p.m. in the Chapel of Mount Pleasant Funeral Home with the Rev. Keith Coldiron and Rev. Herschel Belcher officiating. Burial will follow at Ellis Cemetery in Bledsoe, KY with grandsons and friends serving as pallbearers.

Online condolences can be left for the family at www.harlanobits.net.

Mount Pleasant Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.