Carolina Catherine Hensley Staines, of Port Deposit, MD, passed away surrounded by her family on March 1, 2016. She was 73.
She was born in Abingdon, VA, to the late Bernard Hensley and the late Wanda Short Hensley. She was the devoted mother of Mark D. Staines and his wife Teresa, of Reisterstown, MD, Bernice Ann Reavis and her husband Frank, of Jacksonville, FL, Gail Staines Barnes of Aberdeen, MD, Sharon Davis of Aberdeen, MD, Thomas Staines, Jr., and Tamitha of Rising Sun, MD, and Robert A. Staines of North East, MD and the late Melinda Staines. She was the adored grandmother of Justin Reavis, Brandon Staines and his wife Mindy Staines, Erika Stamation and her husband Anthony, Gina Davis Roach and her husband Brendan, Nichole Morris and her husband Thomas, Annabella Barnes, Ava Barnes, and Angel Stemple and her companion Marvin Wyatt, and Evelyn Mynk and her husband Jonathan, and Blair Vasquez, and great-grandmother of 15 great-grandchildren. Ms. Staines was the sister of Cora Duncan, Shirlene Hodge, Williene Weller, William Clyde Hensley, Glenn Hensley, Robert Hensley, and the late Lester Hensley, and Angela Denise Herold.
Ms. Staines attended Gospel Tabernacle Baptist Church. She loved crocheting, reading, listening to Bluegrass and Gospel Music, and reading her Bible.
A viewing will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2016, from 12:00- 2:00 PM, at Zellman Funeral Home, P.A., 123 South Washington St., Havre de Grace, MD 21078. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 PM. Interment will be held at West Nottingham Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Justin Reavis, Thomas Morris, Brendan Roach, Brandon Staines, Anthony Stamation, and Marvin Wyatt. Pastor Phillip Dunaway will officiate.
Contributions may be made in her memory to American Diabetes Association, P.O.Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312.
Online condolences may be made at www.zellmanfuneralhome.com.