Dorothy LaVerne Kendrix
Dorothy LaVerne Kendrix, 83, of Newcastle, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, August 22, 2021, at her home while surrounded by her family.
She was born December 21, 1937, in Bennington, Oklahoma, the fourth child of six children born to Hubert Louis Adams and Anna Mae (Beckner) Adams. Dorothy grew up in southwest Oklahoma near Elmer and Hess.
She graduated in 1956 from South Side High School, located south of Altus, Oklahoma. While in high school she was a standout basketball player and remained a fan of the game throughout her life.
On June 30, 1956, she married Donald T. Kendrix in Hess, Oklahoma. They soon moved to Oklahoma City and together raised three children: Christi, Kerry and Kaylyn. While her daughters were growing up she was their basketball coach and later after grandchildren came along, she also coached them.
Dorothy worked 22 years as a secretary for the Oklahoma City Police Department. They lived in the City until moving to Newcastle in 1976. After retiring in 1998 from the police department, she and Don started their own business in Newcastle called Allstate Exterminators. They sold the business in 2007.
Dorothy was a faithful Christian, an active member of Woodland Hills Baptist Church since 1989, and sang in the church choir all of her life. Her friends knew her as a “Goer and a Doer.” She was on the Board of Directors at the Newcastle Senior Citizens Center.
She enjoyed having lunch dates with her daughters, and with the ladies at Mayridge Baptist Church. She was active in a Bunco Group and a Marble Social Group.
Throughout her life, Dorothy enjoyed writing poetry for her family and friends. She even wrote a weekly column in the Newcastle Pacer for the Senior Citizens. She and Don enjoyed traveling and she was an avid Oklahoma City Thunder Fan.
She was preceded in death by: Parents, Hubert and Anna Mae Adams; two sisters, Mildred Reed and Joyce Wesson; two brothers, Roy and Donnie Adams.
She is survived by: Husband Don of the home; two daughters, Christi Pyle and husband Nathan of Bridge Creek, and Kaylyn Kirk and husband Randy of Choctaw; one son, Kerry Kendrix and wife Robbie of Newcastle; one sister, Deloris June Vardell and husband Ted of Amarillo, Texas; seven grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Wednesday, August 25, 2021, at Woodland Hills Baptist Church in Newcastle. Burial was at the Newcastle Memorial Gardens. Send online condolences @www.wilsonlittle.com.