North Oaks, MN – Clara Jo Henry, died October 19, 2019 at the age of 92.

She was born in Camden, Arkansas on August 8, 1927, the daughter of Ralph David and Mary Louise Caldwell.  She graduated from Searcy High School in Searcy, Arkansas.  After graduating from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas she taught seventh grade for two years.  On June 2, 1950 she married William Arthur "Bill" Henry MD and together they moved to Springfield, Illinois, where they lived until 2008.  In Springfield Jo enjoyed a close circle of friends and was an active volunteer in her church and community.

She was preceded in death by her husband; Bill Henry; parents, Ralph Caldwell and Mary Caldwell; brother William and sister, Julia.

She is survived by; one sister, Dorothy Hawkins of Russellville, AR; son, William Keith Henry MD (wife, Carol Jane Nelson MD) of White Bear Lake, MN; daughter, Mary Susan Kennedy RN (husband, David Michael Kennedy) of Oak Park, IL; five grandchildren: Meghan, Daniel, Matthew, Nathan, and David; and four great-grandchildren; Henry, Theodore, Nola and Evelyn.

Her greatest enjoyment was spending time with and supporting her family.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the urgent patient care needs fund of the HIV Program at the Positive Care Center at Hennepin County Medical Center, https://secure3.convio.net/hcmed/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app326a?df_id=1569&mfc_pref=T&1569.donation=form1&NONCE_TOKEN=9756A42E94219A1A74C31EA2B2298968 , or  or The Rural Health Care Initiative that works to improve maternal and child health care in rural Sierra Leone, https://rhcimnsl.org/donate/ .