Myrtle Luvida Burris Hendrix Obituary (1913

Myrtle Luvida Burris Hendrix, 100, of Dover, went home to be with her Lord Monday, October 14, 2013, at the Russellville Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. A daughter of John and Mittie Bell McElroy Burris, she was born March 18, 1913, in Pope County. She and Russell Odell Hendrix were married on August 14, 1931, in Moreland by the Rev. Adrian Duvall, standing under an old oak tree. The Rev. Duvall cut a watermelon at the wedding, thus establishing an annual tradition of cutting a watermelon on their wedding anniversary. She was an excellent seamstress and enjoyed gardening, canning and cooking. She was a homemaker and a member of the Phoenix Free Will Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 75 years, Russell Odell Hendrix; her son, Edward Odell Hendrix; seven siblings, Odus Burris, Bessie Summers, Laverne Byrum, Ira Burris, Lawrence Burris, Luvina Patton and Clarence Burris. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Anna and Doyle Robbins; daughter-in-law, Juanita Hendrix; granddaughter, Debbie Brown and husband, John Bassham; two great-grandchildren, Brent Brown and wife, Alicia, and Traci Stokes and husband, Shannon; two great-great-grandsons, Blake and Reid Brown, all of Dover; and a large extended family. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, October 18, 2013, at Humphrey Chapel with the Rev. Bob Alexander and the Rev. Freddie Goates officiating. Burial will be in Phoenix Cemetery at Dover under the direction of Humphrey Funeral Service. Active pallbearers are Jerry Holt, Bill Martin, Alvin Mitchell, Mike Menge, Jim Wisbrock and Bill Bowman. Honorary pallbearers are Jim Davis, Wayne Freeman, Joe Griffin and Jim Miller. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., on Thursday, at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Phoenix Cemetery, c/o Debbie Brown, Post Office Box 459, Russellville, Arkansas 72811. PDF Printable Version