NAME: FANNIE CHRYSTELL (BROWN) HENSON, AGE, 93, A LONGTIME ATOKA RESIDENT AND BUSINESSWOMAN.

BORN: AUGUST 16, 1907 AT STAMFORD, TEXAS TO HIRAM LYLES AND SARAH ANNIE (WHITE) BROWN. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2001 AT ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 93 YEARS 5 MONTHS AND 22 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT STAMFORD, TEXAS AND WETUMKA, OKLAHOMA. MARRIED: JAMES FRANKLIN HENSON ON AUGUST 26, 1923 AT HOLDENVILLE, OK. T. V. THOMAS. OCCUPATION: FANNIE AND HUSBAND FRANK STARTED HENSON'S, INC. IN 1933, SELLING AUTO PARTS, HARDWARE, PROPANE, CLOTHING, FURNITURE, APPLIANCES AND A VARIETY OF MERCHANDISE. HENSONS HAS BEEN AT IT'S PRESENT LOCATION SINCE 1943. SHE ALSO OWNED THE BLACK GOLD STATION AND SALVAGE YARD. FANNIE WAS ACTIVE IN THE BUSINESS UNTIL OCTOBER, 2000. CHURCH AFFILIATION: SHE WAS A FAITHFUL MEMBER OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN ATOKA SINCE 1935. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE GOLDEN JUBILEES AND THE NOAH CHOIR. FANNIE WAS NAMED BUSINESSWOMAN OF THE YEAR IN 1999 AND AUGUST 16 WAS DECLARED FANNIE HENSON DAY IN ATOKA. SURVIVED BY DAUGHTERS: SHARON KAYE WHITAKER AND HUSBAND BOB OF ELECTRA, TX. DELORES KATHLEEN BARTON AND HUSBAND LLOYD OF ATOKA, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: DAVID BARTON OF ATOKA, OK. SHARON WHITAKER AND HUSBAND SCOTT OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TX. KAREN HENDERSON AND HUSBAND RONNIE OF ATOKA, OK. STEVEN RAY WHEELER AND WIFE CAREY OF ELECTRA, TX. 17 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 2 GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. STEP GRANDCHILDREN: CELESTE LITTLECREEK, STAN MEEKS, AND LORI REYNA. SISTER-IN-LAW: HELEN BRADY OF ATOKA, OK. BROTHER IN-LAW: ROBERT REEVES OF STRINGTOWN, OK. VERY BELOVED FRIEND: TONYA BARTON OF ATOKA, OK. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HUSBAND: FRANK HENSON IN OCTOBER, 1964. SECOND HUSBAND: T. V. THOMAS IN 1976. PARENTS: HIRAM AND SARAH BROWN. CHILDREN: FRANCIS CHRISTINE HENSON, JAMES CURTIS HENSON, AND HELEN BERNICE HENSON. 7 SISTERS AND 1 BROTHER.

DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2001 AT 2:00 PM. PLACE OF SERVICES: FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: GREEN MEADOWS CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. BILL ELKINS. CASKETBEARERS: STEVE GEARHART, JOHN ESQUE, GILBERT EMERT, KEN TURRENTINE, BILL MALONE, BOB PRAYTOR. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: ROBERT REEVES, DENNIS GRANGER.