JONESBORO - Kathryn Ann Hendrix, 86, of Jonesboro departed this life Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born June 29, 1939, in Memphis, to the late Irvin and Nida Oretha Raney Privett. She loved people and was a member of Shepherd's Heart Church, and loved to cook for others.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Buford Hendrix, Sr.; son Charles Buford, Jr.; daughter Susan Hendrix Thompson; her parents; sister, Tula Sharp; and two sons-in-law, Michael Shawn Gott and Ron Thompson.
She is survived by her daughter, Kathy Lynn Hendrix Gott of Jonesboro; her son, Robert (Teresa) Hendrix of Trumann; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends on Friday, Nov. 21, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Thompson Funeral Home. A celebration will follow at 1:30 p.m. with Reverend Larry Loggins officiating. Burial will follow at Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery in Jonesboro, under the direction of Thompson Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers are Ryan Price, Nate Gott, Kenneth Hendrix, Robert Hendrix III, Scott Neal, and Billy Wagner, Jr.
Online registry: www.thompsonfuneralhome.net.
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Funeral services provided by:
Thompson Funeral Home - Trumann220 Viva Drive P.O. Box 607, Trumann, AR 72472
Sponsored by Thompson Funeral Home - Trumann.
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