The funeral for Billy Gene Henthorn, age 78, will be at 1:00 P.M. Friday, Sept. 29, 2006 at the Anderson-Burris Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. John McLemore officiating and Rev. Don Angle assisting.  Burial will follow in the Del Norte Cemetery, Drummond, OK. 

            Bill was born Oct. 5, 1927 in Enid, OK to Albert and Lois Wilson Henthorn, and died Monday, Sept. 25, 2006 at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center.  He attended grade school in Enid and then moved with his family near Ringwood, OK, where he attended Glade Country School, and graduated from Cleo Springs High School.  Bill and his twin brother Bob served together in the U.S. Navy Air Corp during the Korean War from Aug. 9, 1950 to June 8, 1954, aboard the aircraft carriers USS Bon Homme Richard 31 and USS Oriskany 34.  Bill served as aviation machinist’s mate, third class, attached to Fighter Squadron 124.

            On June 11, 1954, he married Dorothy Helen Maidment of Oklahoma City, OK, in Pacific Beach, CA, and they made Enid their home.  He worked for Union Equity Cooperative Exchange and retired after 43 years as superintendent of Elevator Y.  He was active in Boy Scouts of America and served as Scout Master for Troop 13.  Bill was a member of Central Christian Church, Sooner Sunday School Class, Levis’n Lace Square Dance Club and North Enid Lions Club.

            Surviving is his wife Dorothy of the home; a son, Thomas Edwin Henthorn and wife Yolanda, and grandchildren, Kris Lowe, Matthew, Danielle and Billy of Mountain View, CA; a daughter, Donna Kay Henthorn and grandchildren, Jessica and Jordan Goff of Enid; brothers Marcus of Enid, and Bob of Moore, OK.

            He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Paul and Vertis, and three sisters, Sybil Ross, Verneal Ernie, and Phyllis Nusz.