Lucy Ann Henry Coles (born 1865) was an American missionary who travelled to Liberia with her husband John J.

She moved to Richmond at 10 and studied in public schools and then Hartshorn Memorial College for a short time until she married Rev.

Lewis delivered what Coles described as a fiery speech opposing her attempt to collect funds for mission building in Liberia.

[3] Henry attended Hartshorn Memorial College, where she completed the missionary training program.

The tropical climate took its toll, challenging relations with the indigenous Vai people, and there was the difficulty of communications with sponsoring churches back home in the United States.