Darrell Wayne Hensley was born to Verlin Lee Hensley and Ruth Queen (Oglesby) Hensley on July 14, 1950, in Maynardville, Tennessee. He met and married Reneé Maureen Trask in 1970. Darrell was a spellbinding storyteller and a highly skilled salesman; it was said he could sell ice to Eskimos. He enjoyed country religious music and border collies. Darrell died December 31 2021. He was survived by his wife Reneé; three sisters: Vicki Sayne, Carolyn Washam, and Judy Beason; a brother, Sonny Hensley; his only son Paul Edward Hensley; and his grandson Patrick Evan Hensley Bryant. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Kenneth Hensley.