The Rev. J.J. "Chief" Hendricks, 90, of Heavener, passed away
Friday, July 18, 2003. He had been a resident of Heavener since 1967. He
ministered at the Loving Baptist Church, the Independence Baptist
Church, the Howe First Baptist Church and was the founder and minister
of the Heavener Northside Baptist Church. He was known as the Oklahoma
Cherokee Evangelist.
Survivors include his wife Joan; two daughters, Angelique Friedl of
Heavener and Rebecca Copeland of Tulsa; two sons, Durwood Hendricks of
Broken Arrow and John Hendricks of Poteau; two sisters, Nancy Roberts of
Stillwater and Florence Downs of San Diego, Calif.; one brother,
Nathaniel Hendricks of Phoenix, Ariz.; 11 grandchildren; and nine
great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at noon Tuesday, July 22 at Loving Baptist Church.
Burial will follow in Loving Cemetery under the direction of Dowden
Funeral Home of Heavener.
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