WaKeeney resident Delores Hendrix passed away from cancer October 2, 2015 at Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney. She was born January 30, 1935, in Trego County to Richard and Hazel (Backstrom) Turner. Delores was 80 years of age.

Delores graduated from Brownell High School and married Wayne Hendrix on June 6, 1954.  Nine years and four children later, they moved to Denver, Colorado, where she remained with her family until 1977, when they packed up the three children still living at home and drove to Alaska.  Delores opened a successful custom drapery business, and later a ceramic shop, where she worked with her daughter for 20 yrs before retiring and returning to WaKeeney in 1999.

She is survived by her sons, Richard of WaKeeney, Robert of Scott City, Keith of Soldotna, Alaska; daughter Carla and husband Charles Tanner of Houston, Alaska; ten grandchildren; and seventeen great grandchildren.

Delores was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; brothers Delbert Turner and Ronald Turner; and infant sister Eva Joan.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 8, 2015 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church of WaKeeney with pastor Randy Gibbs officiating.  Burial will be in the Kansas Veterans’ Cemetery, WaKeeney.

Visitation will be Wednesday, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home in WaKeeney.

Memorial donations may be made to: The American Lung Association.  Checks made to the organization may be sent to Schmitt Funeral Home, 336 North 12th Street, WaKeeney, Kansas  67672.

Words of comfort may be sent online at www.schmittfuneral.com.