Coleen Jane (Hitesman) Hendrix

The Greatest Love Story Ever continued on in Heaven on Valentine’s Day, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016, when Coleen Jane (Hitesman) Hendrix, 80, returned home to the waiting arms of her sweetheart, Scott. She was born June 26, 1935, in Tooele, Utah, to Peter L. and Leona Howell Hitesman. She attended BYU for a year and was associated with the Lamba Delta Sigma. She married Orvil Scott Hendrix in the Salt Lake Temple on March 24, 1955. She enjoyed crocheting, collected teddy bears and bird houses, loved traveling/camping and their association with the RV Weber Waffies and Good Sam’s Club. She was a lifelong member of the LDS church serving in various callings particularly with the youth. She worked at the IRS as an auditor for 20 years. She served as President of the National Letter Carriers Women’s Auxilliary. She is survived by her beloved children: stepdaughter Mary Ann (Wayne) Buzzard, Richard (Cori) Hendrix, Patricia (Ty) Nordquist, Valerie (Terry) Phillips and Steve (Jen) Hendrix; 17 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. Friends and family may visit Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 11 a.m. at the Tate Mortuary, 110 S. Main Street, Tooele, Utah followed by a graveside service at noon at the Tooele City Cemetery, 361 S. 100 East. Special thanks to the staff at Hunter Hollow for their loving care of our mother.