More detail on this person: Emmett Henry
Henley, 76, was born Feb. 21, 1938 in Okla. City,
OK. He passed away peacefully at his home in
Yukon, OK, on Sat., Jan. 24th, 2015. Emmett
received 3 degrees from OU: A Bachelor's degree in
Engineering, a Master's Degree in Business
Administration and a Master's Degree in Human
Relations. From 1963 to 1965 he served his country
as a First Lieutenant and helicopter pilot in the
United States Army in Heidelberg, Germany and in
Vietnam. He won several awards for outstanding
Military service. After his tour in Vietnam, he
returned to Oklahoma where he worked as an
Engineer before retiring from Tinker Air Force
Base. He is preceded in death by his twin brother,
George Mial Henley, his father, Emmett Mial
Henley, his mother, George Ola Henley, and son,
Scott Hooper. He is survived by his wife of 26
years, Mary Jo Henley; children, Michelle Bailey,
Michael Henley, Steffani Johnson and Kristel
Mowdy. He is also survived by 8 grandchildren:
Matthew Bailey, Daniel Bailey, Amber Koons,
Ashley Copeland, Garret Bellah, Kerstin Bellah,
Rhiannon Steeds, and Chloe Steeds, as well as 7
great grandchildren. Viewing Wed., Jan. 28, 9 am -
8 pm. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m.,
Thurs., Jan. 29, 2015, at the Yanda & Son Funeral
Home Chapel, Yukon, OK, with interment following
at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Okla. City, OK.
Donations may be made to the Alzheimer's
Association .Online condolences may be signed at
www.yandafuneral.com
Published in The Oklahoman on Jan. 28, 2015
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