Individual Details

J. C.'s brother:
Henson Dunn
Southwest Times Record (Fort Smith, AR) - Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Henson Dunn was born Dec. 29, 1923, in Braden Bottom to Harley and Lucy Dunn. He was the second of three children, Ima Fay (the oldest) and J.C. (the youngest). He met, fell in love with and married Mary Ellen Tidwell in 1943 and they started their family, having Henson Jr., Marlin Perry, Allen Dale, Timothy Lee, Larry Joe Dwight, Sandra Gale and Jacqueline Ann.
In 1989, he lost Mary Ellen, his loving wife and mother of his children, to cancer.
In 1991, he met and married Linda Lynch. They remained married until his death on June 30, 2013.
In 1949, in Arkoma, Henson made a commitment to serve the Lord. He pastored churches in Arkoma, Race Track, Ringling, Crossroads, Jethro, Leonard and Ratcliff. He was known far and wide for holding gospel meetings across Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. He has a host of people of whom he led to Christ and friends, mostly in the church, with whom he has worked in his Ministry who will miss him and his belief in the Lord.
In an effort to support his family, he had a multitude of vocations, including building and remodeling houses, building cellars, working as a barber (with five boys, you had to learn to cut hair), setting trusses with a boom truck, being the top sales person at Brackeen Lincoln Mercury selling cars and raising chickens. And in his spare time, he took his children fishing and poke sallet hunting. He was all about "life lessons" like finger wrestling, leg wrestling, checkers, baseball and his unforgettable baking soda diet. He was successful in all these things and he was never on Facebook, the Internet and never owned a cellphone.
Funeral will be 10:30 a.m. today at Northside United Pentecostal Church in Fort Smith with Brother Carl Newton, Mark Bishop and Joe Dunn officiating with burial at 3:30 p.m. at Vernon Cemetery in Coweta, Okla., under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home in Ozark.
He is survived by all seven of his children and their spouses; his brother J.C.'s sons, Steve and Johnny; his half brothers, Kenneth and Randy; and his favorite cousin, Betty. He was preceded in death by granddaughter, Brittany Bishop. His most treasured legacy is his grandchildren. He leaves 16 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren who all have their own special memories of respect and love.
Everyone close to him learned to respect his manner, honor his devotion to the Lord and the true meaning of LOVE.
Pallbearers will be Dennis, Levi, Aaron, Joe Don and Shane Dunn and Benjamin Bishop and A.J. Smith.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dusty, Matt, Slater, Paden, Johnny and Steve Dunn, Caleb Smith, Larry Wisdom, Gavin Litke, Jordan Foster and Trent Gilliam.
His legacy will live on as he has affected so many.



Southwest Times Record (Fort Smith, AR) - Tuesday, July 2, 2013
CHARLESTON - Henson Dunn Sr., 89, of Charleston died Sunday, June 30, 2013, in Fort Smith. He was pastor of the Apostolic Tabernacle in Branch and a member of Oklahoma Assemblys of the Lord Jesus Christ. He was born Dec. 29, 1923, in Braden, Okla.
Funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Northside United Pentecostal Church in Fort Smith with burial at 3:30 p.m. at Vernon Cemetery in Coweta, Okla., under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home in Ozark.
He is survived by his wife, Linda; two daughters, Sandra Bishop and Jackie Smith, both of New Albany, Miss.; five sons, Henson Dunn Jr. of Azle, Texas, Marlin and Joe Dunn, both of Alma, Allen Dunn of Chelsea, Okla., and Tim Dunn of Sperry, Okla.; half brothers, Kenneth and Randy; 16 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Dennis, Levi, Aaron, Joe and Shane Dunn, Benjamin Bishop and A.J. Smith.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Birth	8 Mar 1926	Oklahoma
Marriage	24 Jun 1944	Collinsville, Tulsa County, Oklahoma - Betty Jean Comstock
Death	24 Oct 1973	Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma

Spouse	Betty Jean Comstock (1927 - 2003)
Child	Johnny Charles Dunn (1946 - 2015)
Child	Living