Obit of Henton Rossler H - Grady County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gene Phillips 4 Aug 2014 Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== Dr. Rossler Henton dies at 76 The Rush Springs community has lost a long­time community leader, friend and physician. After spending over 50 years caring for others, Dr. Rossler H. Henton has died at the age of 76. Dr. Henton practiced family medicine in his hometown for 40 years before retiring in 1993 to pursue a different area in the medical pro­fession. He closed his office doors for the last time on December 31. At that time he began serving in the Utilization Reviews department as well as a wide range of other ad­visory and review tasks for Grady Memorial Hospital in Chickasha. Dr. Henton was born October 25. 1926 to Rossler F. and Carmen Louise Henton. His grandparents were Peter and Louisa Shore Hampton, of Rush Springs and John and Katherine Rossler Henton. The Hampton House Museum is the former home of the Hampton family. It seems as though "Doc" was destined to be­come a part of the medical profession from the very beginning. During the first nine years of his life, young Rossler spent much of his time fol­lowing around after his grandfather, Dr. R. J. Hampton, a family doctor in Rush Springs. Dr. Henton related at the time of his retirement that it seemed to him that Dr. Hampton did all sort of interesting things. With a healthy curios­ity, Rossler took an interest in all the goings on and learned much by watching and listening to his grandfather. Dr. Henton credited his Grandfather Hampton as being the inspiration that led to a lifetime of medical service that touched thousands of lives over the years in many ways -- whether to restore health, calm a worried mother, reassure a fright­ened child, lift a crushed spirit or just be there, whatever the need. More affectionately known to his patients and friends as "Doc", he was also well known for his unique sense of wit and humor. He attended the University of Oklahoma two years before serving an 18-month stint in the U.S. Army. Following military service he attended OU again and entered medical school in the fall of 1947. While at OU. Dr. Henton met an attractive young student who was needing to open a win­dow in English class about the same time he was; and upon seeing her, Rossler felt a breath of fresh air. He and Myra M. Post were married Sep­tember 4, 1948 in Oklahoma City. To this mar­riage two children were born, Katherine Lou­ise "Kate" and Rossler Post Rossler and wife Catherine live in Fisco, Texas. Kate and hus­band Tom Hora live in Manteca, Calif. Dr. Henton graduated from OU medical school with an honors degree in June 1951. He served his internship at Hillcrest Memorial Hospital in Tulsa from 1951-1952 and entered the practice of medicine, surgery and obstetrics in Rush Springs in July 1952. He became board certified in the specialty of Family Medicine in 1971 and served on the staff of Grady Memorial Hospital at its opening in 1959, having served as both secretary and chief of staff of that institution. He had been a Deputy Oklahoma Medical Examiner since 1972 and a member of the American Academy of Family Practice since 1959. He was also a member of the American Medical Academy, Oklahoma State Medical Association, and Grady County Medical Soci­ety. He served as medical director for the Rush Springs Emergency Medical Service when it was begun. Dr. Henton was an active member of the com­munity and had served as president, vice presi­dent and tail twister of the Rush Springs Lions Club. He attended the First Christian Church in Chickasha. Dr. Henton once said, "I found medicine to be a very interesting and challenging profes­sion. I most enjoyed the challenge of trying to find the answers to symptoms and questions. It was fascinating to put all the evidence together and come up with a conclusion and have the great rewards that came with that." Funeral services are at 2 p.m. Friday in Cal­laway-Smith-Cobb Chapel. Burial in the Rush Springs Cemetery. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html