Kenneth was born in Wheeling , West Virginia , a son of the late Clarence George Henry and Dessie Cleona Dott Henry. He was a retired Common Pleas Probate and Juvenile Judge in Belmont County , Ohio , serving for twelve years.  

Ken was a graduate of Bethany College and received his Doctorate of Law Degree from Case Western Reserve University Law School . He became a practicing attorney in 1951 and went on to serve as legal counsel for the villages of Belmont , Flushing, Morristown , Holloway and Bethesda . He also served as Clerk Treasurer for the City of St. Clairsville, and Assistant Prosecutor and Western Division Judge in Belmont County . He was past president of the Belmont County Bar Association, member of the Ohio State Bar Association, Secretary-Treasurer of the Belmont County Law Library, past president of East Ohio Booster's Association and former secretary of the St. Clairsville Noon Rotary Club. He was    an Army Air Force veteran of WWII serving in Africa from 1943-1945. He was a member and Elder Emeritus of the Wheeling Island Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and member of St. Clairsville American Legion Post # 159. 

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Muriel Kay.  

Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Pauline Dyrdek Henry; four children, Jeff Henry of St. Clairsville, Kevin Henry (Asma) of Atlanta, Georgia, Paula Henry Danyi (John) of Christiansburg, Virginia, and Karen Henry Dowd (Jeff) of Silver Lake, Ohio; seven grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Wheeling Island Christian Church, P.O. Box 1144, Wheeling, WV 26003; Valley Hospice, 132 Peters Run Rd., Wheeling, WV. 26003; or to the St. Clairsville Public Library, 108 W. Main St., St. Clairsville, OH 43950.