Dondra Childers Hendrix

Dondra Childers Hendrix, 50, of Fairmount, Georgia, passed-away on Sunday, March 31, 2024 at AdventHealth Gordon of complications from heart issues.  

She was born in Cartersville, Georgia, on October 9th, 1973, to Sandra Stafford Childers and the late George Childers. She attended Fairmount High School through 1991 and graduated in the Class of 1992 at Gordon Central High School. She was an Office Administrator and self-employed as a bookkeeper. More importantly, a tireless mom to her two sons, caring wife and loving daughter to Sandra and George. Dondra’s strong spirit and ethic persevered even after a life changing injury at age 41. After rehabilitating at the Shepherd Center, she was quickly back to seeing Dawson and Donovan to and through grade school and further with Dawson graduating from Kennesaw State University and Donovan entering nursing school, without missing an event. She will always be remembered as a loving mother and daughter.

She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Allen Clay Hendrix of Fairmount; sons, Dawson Clay (Emma) Hendrix and Donovan Allen Hendrix, both of Fairmount, Georgia; mother, Sandra Childers; uncle, Jeff (Vanessa) Stafford of Adairsville, Georgia; uncle, Herman (Lynn) Childers of Calhoun, Georgia; sister-in-law, Brenda Hendrix of Fairmount, Georgia; special cousins, Blake (Elizabeth) Childers and their daughter Amelia, of Rome, Georgia; cousin, Ben Fuller of Calhoun, Georgia; many aunts, uncles, cousins also survived, as well as her fur babies Charli, Cali, and Cara. 

The family will receive friends on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM at Max Brannon and Sons Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at 3:00 PM from the chapel of Max Brannon and Sons Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in Haven of Rest Memorial Park. Pallbearers are Blake Childers, Marvin Hendrix, Noah Strickland, Paton Dempsey, Jaxon Prater, Wesley Hathcox. Honorary Pallbearers are Herman Childers and Jeff Stafford. 

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Dondra's Memory to the Shepherd Center, 2020 Peachtree Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30309-1465, or online at www.shepherdcenterfoundation.org

The Brannon family and staff are honored to serve the family of Dondra Childers Hendrix.