Beckham Co. OK          HERBERT EDGAR "HUB" HENSON
                                      
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   ** NOTE * HENSON,HERBERT EDGAR "HUB' b.14 Feb 1895 d.12 Jan 1988
   buried Carter cemetery *Carter,Beckham Co.,Ok., m.Eva L.(SMITH) 18 Dec
   1925 s/o A.J.& Elizabeth
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   Edgar "Hub"HENSON was born Feb 14,1895 in Greer County,Texas to A.J.
   and Elizabeth HENSON.He was married to Eva L SMITH on Dec.18,1925 in
   Marked Tree,Ark.They lived in Carter,Oklahoma most of their married
   life.Mr.HENSON was a graduate of the Kansas City Conservatory of Music
   and The School of Mines.He worked as a mechanic when he was young and
   later farmed the land that he was born on.He was a World War One
   veteran and was decorated with the Purple Heart.He was a member of The
   Odd Fellows for 50 years.He served Carter as Mayor and as a city
   councilman.He served as Commander and Post Commander of the Carter
   American Legion.He was a lifetime member of the IOOF.He was an avid
   hunter.He was preceded in death by his wife Eva,two brothers and three
   sisters.Survivors include one daughter,Alma Jo JENKINS of Carter,two
   granddaughters and five great-grandchildren,one sister Jane BLASS of
   Oklahoma City,and a host of nieces,nephews and other relatives and
   friends.Mr.HENSON passed away at Elk City Community Hospital on
   Jan.12,1988.He was 92. Services were scheduled for today at 3 p.m. at
   The United Methodist Church of Carter.Interment will be a full
   military service at the Carter cemetery with People's of Lone Wolf.