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 1919 - 2011 (92 years)
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| Name |
Edna Miller |
| Birth |
14 Mar 1919 |
Ryan, Jefferson County, Oklahoma  [1] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
22 Mar 2011 |
Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma [2] |
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| Burial |
25 Mar 2011 |
Pecan Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma [2] |
| Person ID |
I1830 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
27 Apr 2014 |
| Family |
Lloyd Roy "Uncle Bulgie" Hennessee, b. 17 Sep 1917, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma d. 21 Nov 1989, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma (Age 72 years) |
| Marriage |
1936 |
(Lawton, Oklahoma) |
| Children |
| | 1. Marilyn Sue Hennessee, b. 9 Jan 1947, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma d. 8 Jul 2009, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma (Age 62 years) |
| | 2. Odus Miller Hennessee, b. 3 Nov 1948, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma d. 11 Jun 2020, (Medicine Park, Comanche County, Oklahoma) (Age 71 years) |
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| Family ID |
F686 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Apr 2023 |
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- Edna Hennessee was born in Ryan, Oklahoma, March 24, 1919 and died March 22, 2011 at her home. Edna was Valedictorian of Union Valley High School's graduating Class of 1936. She married and moved to Lawton in 1939. Mrs. Hennessee was founder of Hennessee Family Center, Cosmetic Specialty Labs, Inc., Dream Valley Farm and Mountain Creek Development Company. She has received numerous awards and honors over her many years of business.
Edna was preceded in death by her mother and father, Henry and Elsie Miller, a brother, Bill Miller and a daughter, Marilyn Hennessee-Krebs. Edna is survived by her son and daughter in law, Odus and Jessica Hennessee of Medicine Park; her grandchildren, Jennifer Ellis and husband Mark of Medicine Park, Lauren Hennessee of Norman, Michael Krebs and wife Kelli of Broken Bow, and Mikel Araujo and husband Paul of Medicine Park.
She is also survived by two sisters, Mary Keiser and husband Melvin of Marlow and Sue McNair of Edmond; 8 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
A visitation will be held at Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home on Thursday evening from 6 to 8 pm. Following a private burial at Pecan Cemetery, a Memorial Service will be held at 2 pm, March 25, 2011, at First Baptist Church, 5th and B. Ave., Lawton, Oklahoma with the Rev. Floyd Allen, Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Faxon, and Rev. Paul Lutz, Pastor of the Cowboy Church of Apache.
Services are under the direction of Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home. The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be sent to: Hospice of Southwest Oklahoma, P.O. Box 2074, Lawton, OK 73502 or The Robert E. Greiner School for the Handicapped of Comanche County, Inc., 10 SE B Ave. Lawton, OK 73501.
Pall Bearers: Todd McNair, Zachary Ellis, Joshua Ellis, Philip Ferrell, Albert McKenzie and Steven Crow. Honorary Pallbearer will be Jim Nisbett. An online guestbook and sympathy cards are available at GrayFuneral.com
Published in The Oklahoman on March 24, 2011
end of obituary [2]
- LAWTON, Okla._A portion of State Highway 58 was dedicated to a Lawton business icon.
Until her death in 2011, Edna Hennessee spent more than 60 years pioneering home beauty products. In 1973, she started her own business in Lawton where she worked to bring products like aloe vera based cosmetics to the public. She was memorialized with her own piece of highway close to her family's heart.
Edna Hennessee lived on that stretch of State Highway 58 for the last 30 years of her life and traveled the highway countless times. She paved the way for women in the business world with her products, now being sold across the U.S. and in more than 40 countries. After her death in 2011, Hennessee's business has continued to grow. The Edna Hennessee Memorial Highway is just another way to continue her legacy.
"Having Highway 58 go past the housing development that she envisioned, and to see it so beautiful now and the town thriving was the perfect location,” said Jennifer Ellis, Edna's granddaughter.
State Representative Don Armes authored House Bill 1759 which made Wednesday's highway dedication possible.
"It was my last year in the legislature so I decided if we are going to do it, we better get busy so we found a bill, basically a legislative vehicle, that we could put this language in that would honor Edna Hennessee," explained Armes.
Edna HenneHennesseeonly drove Highway 58 to work, she also lived in Medicine Park for more than 30 years. This town is where she lived, raised a family and is now also home to her family.
"My grandmother's home was out here. She loved the town of Medicine Park. She invested lots of time and money into Medicine Park, which Cosmetic Specialty Labs continues to do," explained Ellis.
Every time someone drives down this stretch of Highway 58, the family hopes people will see the sign and forever think of Edna.
"Immediately know who I am talking about. So many of them I can never begin to count that says, “Oh she was my best friend,” and she was. She was a best friend to lots and lots of people because she was good to lots and lots of people," said Wanda Sue McNair, Edna's sister.
These miles that bare Edna's name are now a part of Medicine Park.
end of this obituary [3]
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