Age 87, Lawton - Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Eddie Coast officiating. Mr. Hennessee died Monday in a Lawton hospital. Burial with Lawton Police Department Honors will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Mr. Hennessee was born August 17, 1922 near Faxon, Oklahoma, to Sam Norman "Mike" and Maydell (Campbell) Hennessee. He was a 1940 graduate of Faxon High School and also attended Cameron College. He married Joyce Mae Phelps on July 10, 1944 in Lawton. She preceded him in death on October 1, 1989. He worked for Civil Service and sold real estate in Port Arthur, Texas, before being employed by the Lawton Police Department in 1947. He was promoted from patrolman to Identification and Records Superintendant to Assistant Police Chief and was appointed Chief of Police in 1966 where he remained until his resignation in June of 1976. Following his retirement he owned Hennessee Real Estate. His career encompassed many professional achievements which included establishing the first basic police training program for the Lawton Police Department in 1964. In 1969 he was appointed to the Oklahoma Crime Commission and served two and one half years on the systems, training and equipment committees. He organized the Southwest Oklahoma Law Enforcement Association in 1969 and in 1971 initiated and assisted with the planning and implementation of the 911 Emergency Telephone System. In 1971 and 1972 he initiated the Neighborhood Watch Program and in November of 1974 initiated and implemented the Teen Policing Program. He has been associated with many professional organizations, including the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Oklahoma Crime Commission, the Oklahoma Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, the Association of South Central Oklahoma Governments Criminal Justice Advisory Committee and the Southwest Narcotic Task Force. He was a charter member of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #98 and a member and past president of the Downtown Kiwanis Club. He had been involved with the Salvation Army, Boys Club, Red Cross, USO, United Way, Comanche County Center for Handicapped Children, Comanche County Children's Shelter as well as the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. He is a member of Trinity Baptist Church. He is survived by a son and daughter in law, Dr. Mike Hennessee, D.D.S. and wife Phylliss, Leesville, Louisiana; two brothers, Dee Hennessee, Lawton, and Jack Hennessee, San Clemente, California; a sister, Helen Bernhart, Pulaski, Tennessee; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Two sons, Jeff Hennessee and Pat Hennessee, preceded him in death. Memorial contributions may be made to the Greiner School for the Handicapped, 10 SE B Avenue, Lawton OK 73501 or to the Downtown Kiwanis Club, P.O. Box 626, Lawton OK 73502. The family will greet friends from 6-8 pm Thursday at the funeral home.