Henry D. Dupont

Henry David Dupont, 85, of Okay, Oklahoma entered Heaven’s gates early Friday morning, September 12, 2014 at his home surrounded by all his loved ones. He was born February 27, 1929 in Adair, Oklahoma to Daniel David Dupont and Ethel Viola Loman Dupont. Henry met and later married his best friend, Dora Lea Black on May 29, 1949 in Milford, TX. They shared 65 years of marriage together. Henry was a welder by trade and worked for Frontier Steel and then Green Country Casting from which he retired. Henry will always be remembered as a very friendly and kind man. He enjoyed making people smile and laugh and was such a cut up. He never met a stranger and made everyone he met feel at ease. Henry loved to spend time with his family and friends and you were always welcome to visit. He loved to fish and hunt and passed that down to his kids and grandkids. He also enjoyed woodworking, gardening, cooking bbq on the grill, making homemade ice cream, and playing dominoes and dice. Henry was a faithful and active member of the United Pentecostal Church in Muskogee. He was preceded in death by his father, Daniel Dupont; mother, Ethel Ames and husband, Clyde; sisters, Roberta Dupont, Mamie Ames, Amie Ferguson, and great grandson, Dereck Schons. Henry is survived by his wife, Dora of the home; his daughter, Sharrie Dupont of Alma, AR, sons, Henry Dupont and wife, Lydia, Jerry Dupont and wife, Kim of Fort Gibson, OK, Terry Dupont and wife, Cathy of Vian, OK; brothers, Dan Dupont of Anderson, CA and Clifford Ames of Amarillo, TX; sisters, Shirley Wilson, Madeline Herrman, both of Amarillo, TX, and Maryetta Wagner of Cortez, CO; grandchildren, Danny Dupont of Muskogee, Melissa Day of Stilwater, OK, Chelsey Dupont of Roland, OK, Alisha Whitehead of Lamar, AR, Amanda Bryant of Alma, AR, Cody Dupont of Allison, TX, Sabrina Hawks of Amarillo, TX, Lyndsey Byrd of Fort Gibson, OK; great grandchildren, Peyton, Brooklyn, McKenna, Madline, Katie, Madison, Sadie, Gracee, Ben, Josh, and Jordan; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends that will miss him dearly. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, September 14, 2014 at Cornerstone Funeral Home. Funeral services honoring Henry’s life will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, September 15, 2014 at Cornerstone Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bill G. Shirel officiating. Interment will follow at Greenhill Cemetery with Danny Dupont, Jack Day, Cody Dupont, Brad Whitehead, Sam Byrd, and Amos Bryant serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be J R Black, Jeff Black, Dewayne Wilson, Tim Wilson, Carl Wilson, George Ashing, Albert Woods, and Danny Wagner.

Henry D. Dupont

February 27, 1929 - September 12, 2014