Ethel was born on February 5, 1936 in Tulsa to parents Gladys (Archibald) and Clarence William Shannon. She made a personal profession of faith at age 9. Her mother taught her to read and write before she attended elementary school. Ethel was a fast learner and skipped two grades in school by twice completing the work requirement of two grades at a time. She graduated high school at age sixteen from Central High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1952. She was employed as a public stenographer after high school. Ethel married Robert Leon Hendryx on February 9, 1953.
Ethel was a homemaker most of her married life after she became a mother. She became a caretaker for her husband Bob when he became ill in the late 1980s. She also sold Avon and took in ironing for others. She continued her ironing business and Avon sales until she turned 80. She taught Sunday School at different times for both ninth grade girls and for women her own age.
One of Ethel's favorite hobbies was baking. She loved to bake cakes for her friends' and family's birthdays. If you preferred pies or cobblers, she would gladly bake those instead. She was a big fan of country music. She acquired a large album collection of country music and she liked to attend concerts when she was younger. She also loved to watch the Billy Graham telecasts. Ethel was an animal lover, especially cats and dogs. As one of her nieces recently said, "she always fed every stray cat in the neighborhood." Ethel was also known for sending birthday cards and Christmas cards to her friends and family. One of our cousins said Ethel's card was always the first one they received during the Christmas season.
Ethel was preceded in death by her parents Gladys and Clarence Shannon, her husband Robert Leon Hendryx, her sister Francis Tucker, her brother Clarence Hugh "Mike" Shannon, and a great grandson, James Wayne Aufleger. She is survived by two sisters, Elinor Bartleson and Linda Tillman; her children Robert Eugene Hendryx, and Carolyn Hendryx Vanarsdel, son-in-law Steve Vanarsdel, and two granddaughters Tiffany Dian Vanarsdel and Kristy Nicole Cole. She is also survived by two sisters-in-law Sue Badley and Yvonne Roberts, along with several nieces, nephews and cousins.
No visitation is planned.
Graveside Funeral Service – Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 11:00 at Woodlawn Cemetery, 310 S. Nome, Claremore, Oklahoma. Arrangements made by Baggerley Funeral Home, Edmond, Oklahoma.
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