Mamie Hendrix

ORAN, Mo. -- Mamie Claire Hendrix, 81, of Oran, formerly of East Prairie, Mo., died Wednesday, June 13, 2007, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo.

She was born Dec. 13, 1924, at Hornsby, Tenn., daughter of James Walter and Callie Wilson Moore. She and James Willis Hendrix were married on Oct. 9, 1940, and he died July 15, 2000.

Hendrix was a member of the Morley Baptist Church.

Survivors include two sons, Don Hendrix of Dexter, Mo., and James Hendrix of Oran; three daughters, Ann Grimes of Benton, Mo., Carolyn Warren of Sikeston and Sue Williams of Oran; a brother, Albert Moore of East Prairie; a sister, Ressie Hendrix of East Prairie; 14 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, five brothers and two sisters.

Friends may call after 5 p.m. Thursday at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with Rodney N. Davis officiating. Burial will be in East Prairie Memorial Park Cemetery.