Edith Cavell Hennigan, 89 year old Bartlesville resident passed away Sunday, March 03, 2013, in Dewey, Oklahoma. She was born October 10, 1924 in Mannsville, Oklahoma, to Benjamin F. and Willie Mae (Webb) Bean. She was educated in the Ardmore School System graduating in 1943. On December 4, 1943 she married Henry William Hennigan in Shawnee, Oklahoma. They made their home in Ardmore until 1946 when they moved to Borger, Texas. In 1954 they moved to Bartlesville where they lived the remainder of their lives. Mrs. Hennigan was a member of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, OSPE Auxiliary, Federated Arts Association past president, St. John Catholic Church, and the St. John Altar Society. She was a career homemaker and had a longtime interest in fashion design, and art. She also enjoyed crafts and textile painting. Mrs. Hennigan was very proud of her heritage and to be a member of the Chickasaw Nation. She was a very active and loving person that will be missed by many. Preceding Mrs. Hennigan in death are her parents, Benjamin and Willie Mae Bean, her loving husband Henry, twin daughters, Sharon and Karen Hennigan, and a sister-in-law, Helen R. Hall. Mrs. Hennigan's family includes; her children, Morna Camille Blomeyer, of Flower Mound, Texas, Timothy M. Hennigan, of Bartlesville, Christopher L. Hennigan and wife Cheryl, of Bartlesville, Elizabeth A. Clinton and husband Darrell, of Bartlesville, Tony W. Hennigan, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Vincent P. Hennigan and wife Janet, of Tulsa, Oklahoma; a sister in law, Genevieve N. Burns, and husband Jay, of Oklahoma City; grandchildren, Scott David Blomeyer, Shari Beth Talley, Christopher L Hennigan II, Shannon Dale Hennigan, Andrea Gail McGuire, Matthew Isaac Hennigan, and Ryan Anthony Hennigan; four great grandchildren; many other relatives as well as a host of friends.
Service Details
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013 1:00pm, St. John Before The Latin Gate
Interment Details
Memorial Park Cemetery Bartlesville