OBITUARY NAME: JIMMIE GENE HENDERSON, AGE 79 , A RESIDENT OF DAVIS AND A FORMER LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT. BORN: FEBRUARY 14, 1929 AT BOKCHITO, OK. TO JULIUS GILLUARD HENDERSON AND LILLIE COOKSEY HENDERSON PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2009 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN DAVIS, OK. AGE: 79 YEARS 11 MONTHS 8 DAYS EDUCATION: JIMMIE ATTENDED SCHOOL AT BETHANY AND ATOKA , THEN ENTERED THE U.S ARMY OCCUPATION : HE RETIRED AS OWNER OF A TRUCKING COMPANY IN OKLAHOMA CITY. WHILE LIVING IN ATOKA JIMMIE WAS EMPLOYED BY THE CITY OF ATOKA WATER PLANT. MARRIED: JIMMIE MARRIED FAYE ELLIOTT IN 1951. SHE PRECEDED HIM IN DEATH. HE LATER MARRIED HELEN LORENE (IVEY) COOKSEY ON FEBRUARY 23, 1992 AT OKLAHOMA CITY. CHURCH AFFILIATION AND HOBBIES; HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND FIRST BORN , PRAIRIE VIEW CHURCH OF STRATFORD, OK. SURVIVED BY WIFE: HELEN OF THE HOME 3 CHILDREN: J.G. HENDERSON OF OKLAHOMA CITY ELTON HENDERSON AND WIFE KAY OF ATOKA DEBBIE RAWLINS AND HUSBAND PERRY OF TUSHKA ~~~~~~10 GRANDCHILDREN~~~~~~~ 9 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN~~~~~~ BROTHERS: JERRY HENDERSON AND WIFE MERLE OF ATOKA FRANK HENDERSON OF ATOKA JOHN HENDERSON AND WIFE MARLENE OF BENTLEY MARVIN HENDERSON AND WIFE MARY OF STRATFORD FRED HENDERSON AND WIFE JUDY OF OKLAHOMA CITY TED HENDERSON AND WIFE PAT OF TUSHKA PERRY HENDERSON OF NEW CASTLE SISTERS: RUTH KEELER OF OKLAHOMA CITY ARTIE POWELL AND HUSBAND JAMES OF ATOKA MARY JANE ABLES AND HUSBAND RICHARD BROTHERS-IN-LAW: WALKER IVEY OF NORTH CAROLINA ANDY IVEY OF CARNAGIE, OK. SISTER-IN-LAW: PEGGY IVEY OF ARIZONIA ~~~3 STEP DAUGHTERS~~~ JOY, ANN AND JAN ALONG WITH NUMEROUS NIECES, NEPHEWS, COUSINS, OTHER RELATIVES AND MANY DEAR AND LOVED FRIENDS. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: JULIUS AND LILLIE HENDERSON 1ST WIFE: FAYE ELLIOTT HENDERSON SON: EDGAR HENDERSON SISTER: ESTER FINCHER ********************************************************************************************************************* DATE OF SERVICES: ` SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 2009 AT 2:00 PM PLACE OF SERVICES: GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND CHURCH OF THE FIRST BORN INTERMENT: BETHANY CEMETERY OFFICIATING: BRO. CHUCK BASHAW ASSISTING: BRO. LEROY COLLINS CASKETBEARERS: JERRY,FRANK, JOHN, MARVIN, FRED, TED AND PERRY HENDERSON HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: KEITH HILL, ART ELLIOTT, RED COATS, JAMES POWELL, RICHARD ABLES FAMILY NIGHT--SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 2009 from 6 to 8 p.m. CONDOLENCES MAY BE SENT TO THE FAMILY BY E-MAIL TO: BROWNS@ATOKA.NET. PLEASE REFERENCE THE NAME OF THE DECEASED IN YOUR CORRESPONDENCE. SERVICES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BROWN'S FUNERAL SERVICE - ATOKA, OK