Orvil Hendrix Obituary (2014)

Orvil Scott Hendrix, 88, returned home to his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, July 29th, 2014. He was born April 22, 1926 in Ely, Nevada to Orvil and Tirza Hendrix. He grew up in McGill, Nevada and in 1944 was drafted into the Navy. He also served in the Spanish American El Paso Texas mission. He married Earlene Ellsworth on July 10, 1949 in the Mesa, Arizona temple. They were later divorced and he married Coleen Jane Hitesman in the Salt Lake Temple on March 24, 1955. He loved hunting, traveling, scouting, sports and the outdoors. He was a lifelong member of the LDS church. He worked for the US postal service and raised his family in Brigham City, Utah. He is survived by his beloved wife, Coleen, his sister, Lolita Frehner, children Mary Ann (Wayne) Buzzard, Richard (Cori) Hendrix, Patricia (Ty) Nordquist, Valerie (Terry) Phillips, Steve (Jen) Hendrix, 17 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Friends and family may visit Friday, August 1st at 11:00 a.m. at the Tate Mortuary , 110 South Main Street, Tooele, Utah followed by a graveside service at 12:00 at the Tooele City Cemetery, 361 S 1st East. Special thanks to the staff at Hunter Hollow for their loving care of our father. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Orvil Scott Hendrix please visit our Sympathy Store.