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In 1982, former Senator Bellmon was appointed the interim director of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services by Democratic Governor George Nigh, his predecessor in office for Bellmon's second term as governor.<ref name="OklahomanObit"/>

In 1982, former Senator Bellmon was appointed the interim director of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services by Democratic Governor George Nigh, his predecessor in office for Bellmon's second term as governor.<ref name="OklahomanObit"/>

After the death of his first wife of fifty-three years, Shirley Osborn Bellmon (1927-2000) he wed a longtime friend, Laura Eloise Morsman Bollenbach (1927-2011), the widow of Irvin Keith Bollenbach (1919-1997). Irvin and Eloise Bollenbach founded and developed in 1945 the Kingfisher airport in Kingfisher in central Okilahoma. The airport operated a ground school, offered flight instruction, trained military personnel, provided charter service, and helped farmers with aerial spraying.<ref>Laura Eloise Morsman Bollenbach Bellmon (1927-2011) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed July 13, 2021}}</ref>

After the death of his first wife of fifty-three years, Shirley Osborn Bellmon (1927-2000), he wed a longtime friend, Laura Eloise Morsman Bollenbach (1927-2011), the widow of Irvin Keith Bollenbach (1919-1997). Irvin and Eloise Bollenbach in 1945 founded and developed the Kingfisher airport in Kingfisher in central Oklahoma. The airport operated a ground school, offered flight instruction, trained military personnel, provided charter service, and helped farmers with aerial spraying.<ref>Laura Eloise Morsman Bollenbach Bellmon (1927-2011) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed July 13, 2021}}</ref>

A few months before his death, ''The Oklahoman'' reported that Bellmon was living in Kingfisher with Eloise was farming despite severe health issues. He also taught at several Oklahoma universities.<ref>{{cite web|author=Bryan Painter|title=Rural upbringing shapes former governor Henry Bellmon's life|publisher=''The Oklahoman''|page=6|date=March 1, 2009|url=http://www.newsok.com/rural-upbringing-shapes-former-governor-henry-bellmons-life/article/3349503}}</ref> He died at the age of eighty-eight after a long struggle with [[Parkinson's disease]]. He is interred by his first wife, Shirley, at Billings Cemetery in Billings in Noble County, Oklahoma.<ref name=findagrave/>

A few months before his death, ''The Oklahoman'' reported that Bellmon was living in Kingfisher with Eloise and was still farming despite severe health issues. He also taught at several Oklahoma universities.<ref>{{cite web|author=Bryan Painter|title=Rural upbringing shapes former governor Henry Bellmon's life|publisher=''The Oklahoman''|page=6|date=March 1, 2009|url=http://www.newsok.com/rural-upbringing-shapes-former-governor-henry-bellmons-life/article/3349503}}</ref> He died at the age of eighty-eight after a long struggle with [[Parkinson's disease]]. He is interred by his first wife, Shirley, at Billings Cemetery in Billings in Noble County, Oklahoma.<ref name=findagrave/>

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