This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Henson, Isch, Daugherty, Franlin, Mabry Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/2838 Message Board Post: Elmer Greer Henson was born April 23, 1892 in Parker county, Texas, and departed this life October 6, 1957 at the Cheyenne hospital, following an illness of several months, at the age of 65 years, five months and 13 days. He came with his parents to Oklahoma in 1907 and settled in the Sweetwater and later Dempsey community where he spent his life as a farmer and rancher. He and his family spent one year near Rogers, Arkansas, 1936, returning to the Dempsey community where he lived continously afterwards. He had faith in God at all time, and said many times he had been helped by praying to God for help, and we know he made his peace with God, because of the things he told us, so we have no fear of where he is today. On December 13, 1915 he was married to Maudie Isch at Cheyenne. To them was born 5 children, all of whom were present in his last hours. His father, mother, two sisters and one brother preceded him in death. He leaaves to mourn his passing his wife, Maudie Henson of the home address, Grimes, three daughters, Mrs. Bessie Daugherty and Mrs. Dewey Daugherty of Grimes, and Mrs. Velma Franklin of Cordell, two sons, Elmer Glenn Henson of Ft. Hood, Texas, now enroute to Germany, and Dale Henson of Hereford, Texas, ten grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Jewell Mabry of Longview, Texas, a brother, Jessie F. Henson of Ft. Worth, Texas, nieces and nephews, and a host of friends. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, October 8, 1957, at the Dempsey community building with Rev. James Wilkerson officiating. Interment was in Dempsey cemetery, Dempsey, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK