Flags Ordered At Half-Staff In Honor Of Lawmaker

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Gov. Brad Henry is ordering all flags on state property to be flown at half-staff on Wednesday to honor a state lawmaker killed in a tractor accident.

Rep. Terry Hyman died Friday while working on his farm near Leon when his tractor apparently lunged forward, knocked him to the ground and ran over him.

The funeral for the 56-year-old Democrat will be held Wednesday afternoon in Ardmore.

Hyman was a club rodeo coach at Oklahoma State University and a Love County commissioner before being elected to the state House in 2004 with 60% of the vote. He won re-election two years later with an even higher margin of 63%.

He was unopposed in the Democratic primary this year and was to face Republican Sean Oliver of Madill in the November election. His district includes parts of Carter, Love and Marshall counties.