He was born Sept. 27, 1938, in Keiser, Ark. The son of John S. and Ollie Hendon.
Mr. Hendon was a farmer and a lifelong resident of Mississippi County. He was a member of Central Baptist Church in Dyess, Ark. He was also a member of the South Mississippi County Sportsman Club.
He was preceded in death by his father, John S. Hendon; and two brothers, Charles and J.D. Hendon.
He is survived by his mother, Ollie Hendon of Dyess, Ark.; five daughters, Tammy Henard and husband, Raymond, of Dyess, Ark., Michelle Schmidt and husband, Steve, of Jonesboro, Shawn Tuck and husband, Darrin, of Harrison, Ark., Kyra Langley and husband, Jared, of Piggott and Amanda Hendon of Keiser, Ark.; one brother, James Hendon and wife, Ozella, of Olive Branch, Miss.; three sisters, Mary Carson and husband, Charles, of Southgate, Ca., Bettye Ward and husband, Tommy, of Marion, Ark., and JoAnn Harris and husband, Keith, of Hot Springs, Ark.; six grandchildren, Adam and Ashleigh Henard, Andrea and Blake Schmidt, Sydney Long and Isaac Langley.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, 2003, at Central Baptist Church in Dyess with Rev. Mike Gonzales and Rev. Bob Hall officiating. Burial will follow in Potter's Cemetery in Lepanto, Ark. Roller-Swift Funeral Home of Osceola is in charge of the arrangements.
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