Only child of James Willis Hensley (b. Louisiana, 12 Apr 1920, d. 21 Jun 2000), English-American, and wife (m. Memphis, Tennessee, 29 Mar 1945) Marguerite Johnson "Smitty" (b. Cairo, Illinois, 16 Jan 1919, d. Scottsdale, Arizona, 11 Oct 2006), Swedish-American.