Erik Joseph Hensley, age 38, of Sherwood, went to Heaven Wednesday, May 19, 2021. He was born October 4, 1982, in Russellville, to Paul Hensley and Kim Henry Hensley.

Erik graduated Russellville High School in 2001, where he was an All-State Track and Cross Country runner. After graduating RHS, he attended Arkansas Tech University. Erik loved riding his motorcycles and anything with a motor, especially Ford Mustangs. He was a go-cart junior champion, enjoyed working on cars, motocross racing, drag racing, mod lite racing and rescuing stray animals. He worked many years at ConAgra as a boiler operator\mechanic before moving to his current job at Welspun in Little Rock.

He was preceded in death by both sets of grandparents, Ruble and Anna Hensley, and Frank and Marie Henry; uncles and aunts, Claude Hensley, Kenneth and Joan Hensley, and E.L. and Juanita Hunt.

Left to honor his memory are his parents; sister and brother-in-law, Marla and Jeremy Collier of Russellville; two brothers, Aaron Hensley of Oregon and Drew Hensley of Russellville; two nephews and two nieces, Grant, Kierra and Livia Collier and Lyndon Hensley, all of Russellville; aunts and uncles, Karen and Terry Crabb of Bentonville, Gregg and Kathy Henry of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Kelly and Kevin Lewis of Owasso, Oklahoma, Jason Henry of Fayetteville, and Peggy and Walt Lee of Russellville; his beloved husky, Dakota; and many other family members and friends.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at St. John Catholic Church, with Father Ernest Hardesty officiating, with burial to follow in Rest Haven Memorial Park, under the direction of Shinn Funeral Service in Russellville.

The online obituary and guestbook are available at www.shinnfuneral.com .