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ELIZABETH HENDERSON
From the "News Journal," Mannford, Oklahoma, January 13, 1988
Elizabeth Henderson, born July 7, 1898 in Birch Tree, Mo. to Drusilla and Edward Baker, died on January 3, 1988 in the Drumright Memorial Hospital at the age of 89.
Elizabeth married Jesse Henderson in July of 1921 in Drumright, Ok. From this union are six children: Blanche Copeland of Oilton; Harold Henderson of Oilton; Leroy Henderson of Orinda, Ca.; Allen Henderson of Tulsa; Wilma Angell of Tulsa and Ralph Henderson who preceded her in death.
Also preceding her in death are her husband Jesse; her father and mother, and one sister, Ethel Hurdle.
Elizabeth is survived by her five children, two sisters, Frances Childers and Margaret Hutson; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren; one niece, three nephews; and other relatives, close friends and neighbors.
Funeral services were held Thursday, January 7, 1988 at 2 p.m. in the Oilton Freewill Baptist Church. Interment was held in Highland Cemetery in Oilton under the direction of Peck Funeral Home, Oilton. 470, Elizabeth Baker Henderson