Alice Marie Hendrickson

Alice Marie Hendrickson, 82, died Sunday, March 24, 2019. Alice was a longtime Muskogee teacher, a loving mother and grandmother, and a devoted friend to many. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, March 29, 2019, at First United Methodist Church in Muskogee with the Rev. Cindy Culver officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Family will greet friends at Cornerstone Funeral Home from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 28, 2019. Alice was born Feb. 1, 1937, in Paris, Ark., to James Leroy Fullbright and Roxanna Lucille Humphrey. The family moved to Muskogee in 1941, and Alice graduated Muskogee Central High in 1955. She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arkansas in 1959 and a master’s degree in 1974 at Northeastern State University. Her Zeta Tau Alpha sorority sisters remained friends for life, as did many teachers at Hilldale Public Schools. Alice taught English and creative writing at Hilldale from 1974 to 1995 and was an English instructor at Connors State College from 1995 to 2009. She loved literature, travel, reading, and playing bridge and Catchphrase. A life-long member of Muskogee’s First United Methodist Church, Alice was in the Wesley Class at the time of her passing. She also was a member of United Methodist Women and P.E.O. Sisterhood. Alice is survived by a son, Chris Hendrickson (Heather); two daughters, Debbie Rowan (Olen) and Karen Cox; 11 grandchildren, Josh Rowan (Rebekah), Shawn Rowan (Ashley), Jason Rowan, Blake Rowan (Sam), Amanda Butler (Jason), Zac Cox (Ryann), Jacob Hendrickson, Kayla Hendrickson, Gunnar Drake, Chandler Drake and Harper Kennedy; 10 great-grandchildren, McKenzie Rowan, Austin Rowan, Seth Leavell, Blake Leavell, Audrey Rowan, Brody Rowan, Addalyn Butler, Preston Butler, Whitlee Rowan and Kolsen Jacobson; a sister, Mary Jo Swoyer; nephews, Jim Swoyer (Susan) and Mike Swoyer (Carla). Pallbearers will be Josh Rowan, Shawn Rowan, Blake Rowan, Jason Rowan, Zac Cox and Jacob Hendrickson. Honorary pallbearers: Jim Swoyer, Mike Swoyer, Jason Butler, Roy Entz and Dennis James. Memorials may be made in Alice’s name to First United Methodist Church, 600 E. Okmulgee Ave., Muskogee, OK 74403. Funeral services are under the direction of Cornerstone Funeral Home & Crematory, 1830 N York St Muskogee, OK 74403. Condolences may be made to the family online at www.cornerstoneofmuskogee.com.

Alice Marie Hendrickson

February 1, 1937 - March 24, 2019