Obituary

Services for Foy W. Hendrix, 83, of Abernathy will be 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 13, 2006, at the Abernathy First Baptist Church with Dr. Ray Sikes and the R e v . J o h n Lowrie officiating. Military graveside services will follow at the Abernathy Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home of Abernathy.

He died Tuesday, Jan. 10, in Lubbock.

Mr. Hendrix was born Oct. 7, 1922 in Ovalo. He served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1942 through 1946. He married Viola Marie Veach May 21, 1945 in Abernathy. After being discharged from the service, he returned to Abernathy and farmed from 1946 until 1948. He was employed by Bell Dairy in Lubbock for 19 years, and owned and operated the Dairy Mart in Abernathy from 1957 until 1958. He worked for Struve Implement and retired in 1986. Mr. Hendrix was a member of the Abernathy First Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Viola Marie, April 7, 2005; a brother, Merrill Winston; and a sister, Helen Pauline Edwards.

He is survived by a daughter, Gwyn Pope and husband Robert of Abernathy; two sons, Randy Hendrix and wife Tressa of Lubbock, and Ken Hendrix and wife Keila of Allen; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. He is also survived by a brother, Billy Max Hendrix and his wife Doris of Houston; a sister-in-law, Betty Jeffery and husband Gerald of Uvalde; and a brother-in-law, Willie Florence of Weatherford.