Dorothy Lavern Henderson

1913 - 2006  (93 years)

• Name	Dorothy Lavern Henderson
  Birth	1 Mar 1913	Whitewright, Grayson County, Texas
  Gender	Female
  Death	27 May 2006	Kimberling City, Stone County, Missouri
  Notes	The Daily Ardmoreite Dorothy LaVern Stamper Web posted May 28, 2006 Services for Dorothy LaVern Stamper, 93, will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Griffin Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Born March 1, 1913, at Whiteright, Texas, to Willie Trenton and Ester Murphy Henderson, she died May 27, 2006, at Kimberling City, Mo. Her beloved husband, Bill Stamper, preceded her in death Sept. 14, 1966. She graduated from Oklahoma A&M, now Oklahoma State University, in May 1937. She met her husband, Bill, at Cameron Junior College in Lawton and he taught her the gospel. They were married Oct. 10, 1937, at Duncan. They had two children, Clint Stamper and Kay Istre. They moved to Ardmore in 1941 and worshiped at Central Church of Christ. They were actually part of that church planting and Bill was one of the original elders. LaVern taught fifth grade at Dickson and third grade at Lincoln Elementary School at Ardmore for a total of 28 years and retired in 1978. She moved to Abilene, Texas, and then on July 5, 2004, she moved to Tablerock Health Care Alzheimer's Unit at Kimberling City, where she lived until her death. Survivors include two sisters, Ruth Sanders, Linn, Kan., and Betty Seidlitz, Kerrville, Texas; her two children, Clint Stamper, and his wife, Vickie, Kimberling City, and Kay Istre and her husband, Elvis, Abilene. Her grandchildren, Kim and Randy Hancock, Abilene; Brad and Holly Morrisett, Edmond, Kara and Scott Corley, Vancouver, Wash., Renee and Marty Cobarruvias, Abilene, Lance and Jennifer Morrisett, Haven, Kan., and Melissa and Greg Buckovatz, Springfield, Mo. and 17 great-grandchildren. Visitation is 7-8 p.m. Monday. Memorials can be made to Alzheimer's Research of the charity of choice. (Courtesy of Lynell Cordell)
  Person ID	I20291	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	William "Bill" Clinton Stamper, Jr.,   b. 16 Mar 1916, Wizard Wells, Jack County, Texas d. 14 Sep 1966, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	10 Oct 1937	Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F7261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

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  Birth - 1 Mar 1913 - Whitewright, Grayson County, Texas Marriage - 10 Oct 1937 - Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Death - 27 May 2006 - Kimberling City, Stone County, Missouri  = Link to Google Earth