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Henry Ford Risner

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Henry Ford Risner

Birth
Wheeler, Wheeler County, Texas, USA
Death
28 Apr 2011 (aged 84)
Fritch, Hutchinson County, Texas, USA
Burial
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FRITCH - Henry Ford Risner, 84, died Thursday, July 14, 2011.

Arrangements are by Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Fritch.

Henry was married to Twyla Ann Cleveland Risner for 36 years and he served in the Merchant Marines during World War II, receiving an honorable discharge.

Survivors include a son, Phillip Stanley Risner of Austin; a stepson, Tommy Gariepy of Borger; a daughter, Aletha Cay Armstrong of Littleton, Colo.; a stepdaughter, Mary Risner Hughes of Fritch; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.

(Published in Amarillo Globe-News, Sunday, July 17, 2011)
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Henry Ford Risner, 84, died Thursday, July 14, 2011 in Fritch, Texas. Cremation is under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Fritch. Henry was born April 28, 1927 in Wheeler, Texas. He graduated from Wheeler High School in 1945, and attended Wayland Baptist College for a year. Henry retired from Frank Philips College in Maintenance, and was married to Twyla Ann Cleveland Risner for 36 years. He served in the merchant marines during WW II, receiving an honorable discharge. Henry was not considered a veteran in the merchant marines until 1987. He received numerous medals including, the Atlantic war zone medal, national defense medal, American campaign medal, and the good conduct medal. Henry was a lifetime member of the American legion, avid bowler and a rock hound. Henry is survived by a son, Phillip Stanley Risner and wife Mary of Austin; a stepson, Tommy Gariepy and wife June of Borger; a daughter, Aletha Cay Armstrong of Littleton, CO; a step daughter, Mary Risner Hughes and husband Alan of Fritch; 13 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.

(Published in The Wheeler Times, Wheeler, Texas, Volume 77, Number 31, Thursday, July 21, 2011)
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Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
Name: Henry Ford Risner
Birth Date: 28 Apr 1927
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Wheeler, Wheeler, Texas, USA
Father: James Enoch Risner
Father Birth Place: Tennessee
Mother: Hettie Mae Dyer
Mother Birth Place: Arkansas
Mother Residence: Wheeler, Wheeler, Texas

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Henry Ford Risner
Last Residence:
79036 Fritch, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
BORN: 28 Apr 1927
Died: 14 Jul 2011
FRITCH - Henry Ford Risner, 84, died Thursday, July 14, 2011.

Arrangements are by Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Fritch.

Henry was married to Twyla Ann Cleveland Risner for 36 years and he served in the Merchant Marines during World War II, receiving an honorable discharge.

Survivors include a son, Phillip Stanley Risner of Austin; a stepson, Tommy Gariepy of Borger; a daughter, Aletha Cay Armstrong of Littleton, Colo.; a stepdaughter, Mary Risner Hughes of Fritch; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.

(Published in Amarillo Globe-News, Sunday, July 17, 2011)
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Henry Ford Risner, 84, died Thursday, July 14, 2011 in Fritch, Texas. Cremation is under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Fritch. Henry was born April 28, 1927 in Wheeler, Texas. He graduated from Wheeler High School in 1945, and attended Wayland Baptist College for a year. Henry retired from Frank Philips College in Maintenance, and was married to Twyla Ann Cleveland Risner for 36 years. He served in the merchant marines during WW II, receiving an honorable discharge. Henry was not considered a veteran in the merchant marines until 1987. He received numerous medals including, the Atlantic war zone medal, national defense medal, American campaign medal, and the good conduct medal. Henry was a lifetime member of the American legion, avid bowler and a rock hound. Henry is survived by a son, Phillip Stanley Risner and wife Mary of Austin; a stepson, Tommy Gariepy and wife June of Borger; a daughter, Aletha Cay Armstrong of Littleton, CO; a step daughter, Mary Risner Hughes and husband Alan of Fritch; 13 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.

(Published in The Wheeler Times, Wheeler, Texas, Volume 77, Number 31, Thursday, July 21, 2011)
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Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
Name: Henry Ford Risner
Birth Date: 28 Apr 1927
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Wheeler, Wheeler, Texas, USA
Father: James Enoch Risner
Father Birth Place: Tennessee
Mother: Hettie Mae Dyer
Mother Birth Place: Arkansas
Mother Residence: Wheeler, Wheeler, Texas

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Henry Ford Risner
Last Residence:
79036 Fritch, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
BORN: 28 Apr 1927
Died: 14 Jul 2011


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