Ilean was born in Chapmanville, West Virginia on 6/20/34 to Noah and Erma Hensley, one of 11
children. Ilean and Chester moved from West Virginia to Cocoa, FL in 1957 where she lived until her illness about 8 years ago.
Ilean was a housewife most of her life, but did work in an unfinished furniture store and selling carpet from a mobile unit that would go to customers homes in Cocoa, FL. Ilean was an excellent cook, and was always ready to feed you when you came to her home, whether it was her fried pork chops with pinto beans, fried potatoes, and cornbread or a delicious breakfast of bacon, eggs, homemade biscuits and sausage gravy. She enjoyed deer hunting with Chester and their boys “Ronnie” and “Ray” at their camp in Mims. She had a green thumb and loved gardening and working in her beautiful yard. Her dog Benji was her constant and faithful companion, even allowing her to dress him for Christmas, etc. But most of all, Ilean loved spending time with family, especially her beloved grandkids and great grandchildren, and her many special friends. She had a warm caring spirit and never knew a stranger, all were welcome.
Ilean is predeceased in death by her parents, Noah and Erma Hensley, sisters Avonell and Imogene, brother Elmer, and beloved husband Thomas Chester Day.
She is survived by sons Noah Ronald (Diane), Ormond Beach, FL and James Ray, Taos, New Mexico, her grandchildren Joseph (Fayelyn), Holly Hill, FL, Jennifer Lynn (Loren), Charlotte, Michigan, Jennifer Ann, Swannanoa, NC, and Janice (Scott), Matthew’s, NC. and 7 great grandchildren, Kaitlyn Grace, Sophia Isabelle, Angel Noah, Torin Linc, Kelly Nicole, Ryan Royal, and Rachel Grace ,also sisters Betty, Linda, Loretta, Brenda and brothers Leroy, Luther, Otto, and many extended family members.
Visitation is from 10:00-11:00 on December 12, 2018 At Brevard Memorial Funeral Home, Cocoa, FL, service to follow at same location, and interment immediately following service at Brevard Memorial Park, Cocoa, FL.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Ilean’s memory to Halifax Health Hospice, Port Orange, FL.
