Mr. H. Kent Hendricks, age 67, of Vevay, Indiana, entered this life on August 25, 1947, in Bloomington, Indiana, the son of the late, Harold Edwin & Ruth Marie (Uttech) Hendricks. He was raised in Bloomington, Indiana, where he was a 1965 graduate of the Bloomington High School. Kent attended Purdue University for about 1 year. Kent was inducted into the United States Navy, serving during the Vietnam War & was honorably discharged. Kent was united in marriage on June 14, 1975, at the Vevay Church of Christ in Vevay, Indiana, to Janet Lynn Miller & to this union arrived a son, Christopher to bless their home. Kent & Janet shared 40 years of marriage together until his death. Kent attended Oakland City College & earned his psychology & sociology degree at Indiana University. He also earned his Associate Degree in Supervision at IUPUI in Versailles, Indiana. Kent retired as Supervisor from the Division of Family & Children in Madison, Indiana, after 28 years of service. Kent owned & operated Hilltop Archery in Vevay, Indiana, for the past 17 years. He was a former attendance officer for the Switzerland County School Corporation in Vevay, Indiana, for 4 years. He was also a former facilitator & liaison officer for the Indianapolis Public School System. He was a former director for the drug outpatient clinic for St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. Kent was also employed for Day Construction in Washington D.C., for 1 year. He was a member of the Ruter Chapel United Methodist Church, National Rifle Association, Bowhunter Association, American Bowling League Association & the Switzerland County Historical Society. He was a lifetime member of the Vevay American Legion Post #185. Kent was a former member of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association. He enjoyed being a 4-H shooting sports instructor & driving the Amish & will be remembered for his love of playing the piano, fishing, listening to music, bowling, being an avid reader, spelunker, marksman & archer. Kent will be dearly missed by his loving family, friends & family. Kent passed away at 11:00 pm, Thursday, June 11, 2015, at the Kentuckiana Medical Center in Clarksville, Indiana.

Kent will be missed by his loving wife of 40 years: Janet Lynn (Miller) Hendricks of Vevay, IN; his son: Christopher Hendricks & his companion: Vietta of Ghent, KY; his granddaughter: Julie Marie Hendricks of Picayune, MS; his grandson: Zachary Miller Hendricks of Princeton, IN; his sisters: Marion Coons of Davenport, FL, Pamela Jones of Gaithersburg, MD & Melissa Broussard of Jamestown, NC; his sister-in-law: Judith Miller Probst of Tucson, AZ & his several nieces, nephews, great-nieces & great-nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents: Harold Edwin & Ruth Marie (Uttech) Hendricks & an infant brother.

Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at 11:00 am, by Rev. Bob Cannon, at the Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, 208 Ferry Street Vevay, Indiana 47043.

Interment will follow in the Vevay Cemetery, Vevay, Indiana.

Friends may call 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at the Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home 208 Ferry Street Vevay, Indiana 47043.

Memorial contributions may be made to Ruter Chapel United Methodist Church or to the 4-H Shooting Sports & Switzerland County Archery Club. Cards are available at the funeral home.

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