Erlene Hendrix

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Erlene Hendrix, 84, of Nevada, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2022, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center, in Nevada, following a brief illness. Erlene was born on July 19, 1937, in Nevada, to Earl and Kitten Lorraine Bell. She was married to Paul Hendrix on Nov. 3, 1956, in Nevada, and he preceded her in death on Jan. 31, 2004.

Erlene was raised in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School in 1955. She was a homemaker and also worked for Joseph L. Pohl Construction for over 20 years. She later worked for Cottey College for a number of years until her retirement.

Survivors include her two daughters, Pam Greenlee and her husband, Lyndon, of Nevada and Kim Lorenzen and her husband, Brett, of Nixa; three grandchildren, Chadd Greenlee and his wife, Krista, of Raymore, Mo., Caty Hernandez and her husband, Anthony, of Shawnee, Kan., and Haley Bridges and Eric McIntyre of Nixa; eight great-grandchildren, Brody Lyndon, Emma Kay, Jackson Jeffrey, Olivia Bell, Dawsyn Lee, Carys Nicole, Anthony Jr., and Wesley Lorenzen. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, Paul, she was preceded in death by her sister, Linda Moss.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., on Thursday, March 31, at Ferry Funeral Home, in Nevada. Interment will follow in Newton Burial Park. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m., prior to the service at the funeral home.

Contributions may be made in Erlene’s memory to Joe Clark Residential Care Home in care of Ferry Funeral Home, 301 S. Washington, Nevada.

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