S/O Elisha Newton & Julia (Campbell) Henry
Married Margie Marie Lasiter on Jan 13, 1939 in Pauls Valley, Garrin Co., OK.
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Wilburn Newton Henry, 98, former longtime Seminole resident, died Thursday, July 30, 2015 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma where he had been living for the past few years. Wilburn was born April 8, 1917 in Wayne, Oklahoma to Elisha Newton and Julia (Campbell) Henry. Wilburn grew up in Wayne, Oklahoma and graduated from Wayne High School.
Wilburn was the former owner of Henry’s Home Furnishings in Seminole, Oklahoma and operated the business for 32 years. He was very active in the civic affairs of Seminole, was a former member of the Seminole Lions Club and was a former member of the First Baptist Church in Seminole. Wilburn loved to play golf and travel, so much that after his retirement from the furniture business he became a travel agent and continued his love of traveling. He was a very patriotic person who loved and took care of his family.
Wilburn was a veteran and proudly served during World War II in the U.S. Army Air Corp (Now U.S. Air Force) as a First Lieutenant from September 29, 1942 to October 31, 1945. He piloted a heavy bomber in the 376th bombardment group and the 514th Bombardment Squadron. He flew 31 missions in the fall and winter of 1944, covering virtually every part of the European Theatre.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his father and mother-in-law, Bunk and Bessie Lasiter his first wife Margie and mother of his children in 1989 after 51 years together, his second wife Marion Streetman Henry who died in 2015, and his siblings, Berford Henry, Houston Henry, Sally Ellis and Wynona White.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at the First Baptist Church in Seminole, Oklahoma with Russell Vicars officiating. Burial will follow with military honors and a tribute by the Patriot Guard Riders of Oklahoma at Maple Grove Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole, Oklahoma.
Married Margie Marie Lasiter on Jan 13, 1939 in Pauls Valley, Garrin Co., OK.
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Wilburn Newton Henry, 98, former longtime Seminole resident, died Thursday, July 30, 2015 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma where he had been living for the past few years. Wilburn was born April 8, 1917 in Wayne, Oklahoma to Elisha Newton and Julia (Campbell) Henry. Wilburn grew up in Wayne, Oklahoma and graduated from Wayne High School.
Wilburn was the former owner of Henry’s Home Furnishings in Seminole, Oklahoma and operated the business for 32 years. He was very active in the civic affairs of Seminole, was a former member of the Seminole Lions Club and was a former member of the First Baptist Church in Seminole. Wilburn loved to play golf and travel, so much that after his retirement from the furniture business he became a travel agent and continued his love of traveling. He was a very patriotic person who loved and took care of his family.
Wilburn was a veteran and proudly served during World War II in the U.S. Army Air Corp (Now U.S. Air Force) as a First Lieutenant from September 29, 1942 to October 31, 1945. He piloted a heavy bomber in the 376th bombardment group and the 514th Bombardment Squadron. He flew 31 missions in the fall and winter of 1944, covering virtually every part of the European Theatre.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his father and mother-in-law, Bunk and Bessie Lasiter his first wife Margie and mother of his children in 1989 after 51 years together, his second wife Marion Streetman Henry who died in 2015, and his siblings, Berford Henry, Houston Henry, Sally Ellis and Wynona White.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at the First Baptist Church in Seminole, Oklahoma with Russell Vicars officiating. Burial will follow with military honors and a tribute by the Patriot Guard Riders of Oklahoma at Maple Grove Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole, Oklahoma.
S/O Elisha Newton & Julia (Campbell) Henry
Married Margie Marie Lasiter on Jan 13, 1939 in Pauls Valley, Garrin Co., OK.
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Wilburn Newton Henry, 98, former longtime Seminole resident, died Thursday, July 30, 2015 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma where he had been living for the past few years. Wilburn was born April 8, 1917 in Wayne, Oklahoma to Elisha Newton and Julia (Campbell) Henry. Wilburn grew up in Wayne, Oklahoma and graduated from Wayne High School.
Wilburn was the former owner of Henry’s Home Furnishings in Seminole, Oklahoma and operated the business for 32 years. He was very active in the civic affairs of Seminole, was a former member of the Seminole Lions Club and was a former member of the First Baptist Church in Seminole. Wilburn loved to play golf and travel, so much that after his retirement from the furniture business he became a travel agent and continued his love of traveling. He was a very patriotic person who loved and took care of his family.
Wilburn was a veteran and proudly served during World War II in the U.S. Army Air Corp (Now U.S. Air Force) as a First Lieutenant from September 29, 1942 to October 31, 1945. He piloted a heavy bomber in the 376th bombardment group and the 514th Bombardment Squadron. He flew 31 missions in the fall and winter of 1944, covering virtually every part of the European Theatre.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his father and mother-in-law, Bunk and Bessie Lasiter his first wife Margie and mother of his children in 1989 after 51 years together, his second wife Marion Streetman Henry who died in 2015, and his siblings, Berford Henry, Houston Henry, Sally Ellis and Wynona White.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at the First Baptist Church in Seminole, Oklahoma with Russell Vicars officiating. Burial will follow with military honors and a tribute by the Patriot Guard Riders of Oklahoma at Maple Grove Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole, Oklahoma.
Married Margie Marie Lasiter on Jan 13, 1939 in Pauls Valley, Garrin Co., OK.
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Wilburn Newton Henry, 98, former longtime Seminole resident, died Thursday, July 30, 2015 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma where he had been living for the past few years. Wilburn was born April 8, 1917 in Wayne, Oklahoma to Elisha Newton and Julia (Campbell) Henry. Wilburn grew up in Wayne, Oklahoma and graduated from Wayne High School.
Wilburn was the former owner of Henry’s Home Furnishings in Seminole, Oklahoma and operated the business for 32 years. He was very active in the civic affairs of Seminole, was a former member of the Seminole Lions Club and was a former member of the First Baptist Church in Seminole. Wilburn loved to play golf and travel, so much that after his retirement from the furniture business he became a travel agent and continued his love of traveling. He was a very patriotic person who loved and took care of his family.
Wilburn was a veteran and proudly served during World War II in the U.S. Army Air Corp (Now U.S. Air Force) as a First Lieutenant from September 29, 1942 to October 31, 1945. He piloted a heavy bomber in the 376th bombardment group and the 514th Bombardment Squadron. He flew 31 missions in the fall and winter of 1944, covering virtually every part of the European Theatre.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his father and mother-in-law, Bunk and Bessie Lasiter his first wife Margie and mother of his children in 1989 after 51 years together, his second wife Marion Streetman Henry who died in 2015, and his siblings, Berford Henry, Houston Henry, Sally Ellis and Wynona White.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at the First Baptist Church in Seminole, Oklahoma with Russell Vicars officiating. Burial will follow with military honors and a tribute by the Patriot Guard Riders of Oklahoma at Maple Grove Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole, Oklahoma.
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