Willis Ryan Henton (July 5, 1925 – February 15, 2006) was an American prelate of the Episcopal Church who served as the first Bishop of Western Louisiana between 1980 and 1990.
After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the infantry to serve during World War II.
[3] Henton was ordained deacon on April 28, 1952, at the Church of the Holy Communion in Norwood, New Jersey, by Bishop Benjamin M. Washburn of Newark.
Whilst there, he was ordained priest on March 7, 1953, by Suffragan Bishop Lyman Ogilby of the Philippines.
In 1956 he returned to the United States and became curate of Church of St. Luke in the Fields in New York City.