Article: Pioneer Hence Barrow dies at age 97.(Obituary)

Byline: Ken Brodnax

Sep. 13--Hence Barrow, a legendary Ector County rancher, died Wednesday at the age of 97 in the same home where he was born.

He was the consummate example of living the cowboy life, saying in a 2002 interview with the Odessa American, "All I ever knew was working on the ranch."

In fact, he lived his entire life in the same house on the Barrow family's H4 Ranch north of town. His family homesteaded the ranch in the late 1800s.

Imogene Machotka, 96, of Odessa, said she will miss Hence Barrow.

"He was a lifelong friend. I've known him and his family as long as I've lived. When I was growing up, that was ...

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