Irene Hendrix Hadden

Irene Hendrix Hadden, 97, died Monday, February 2, 2015 at National Health Care. She was a native of Spartanburg County, and a daughter of the late J. Olice Hendrix and Ernestine Wilson Hendrix. She was a graduate of Anderson College where she served as vice-president of the student body. She was first employed at the home office of Southeastern Life Insurance Company of Greenville, SC for 5 years followed by 5 years of employment with the South Carolina Selective Service System. She retired from Spartanburg School District 7, where she was employed at the Lawrence D. McCarthy School at the Charles Lea Center. She was formerly a member of Abner Creek Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School and Training Union classes in the junior department. She has been a member of First Baptist Church of Spartanburg for the last 58 years where she belonged to the Maranatha Sunday School class and Young at Heart. She also served as a Girls’ Auxillary counselor for a number of years. She is survived by two daughters, Judy Hadden Spencer of Waynesville, NC, and Jane Hadden Alperson and her husband Philip Alperson of Silver Spring, MD; two brothers, Ralph M. Hendrix of Columbia, and Francis Earle “F.E.” Hendrix of Duncan; two grandchildren, Frederick R. Spencer, Jr. and his wife Teressa of Clyde, NC, and Reva Elizabeth Alperson of Silver Spring, MD; and one great-granddaughter, Christine R. Spencer of Clyde, NC; and a number of nieces and nephews. Mrs. Hadden was predeceased by her husband, Lewis W. Hadden; three brothers, William (Bill) A. Hendrix, Cliff O. Hendrix, and Everette W. Hendrix; and a sister, Mildred Hendrix McAlister. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Abner Creek Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Sal Barone. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. at Abner Creek Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Spartanburg, 250 East Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29306 or Abner Creek Baptist Church, 2461 Abner Creek Road, Greer, SC 29651. Online condolences may be made at www.thewoodmortuary.com

Irene Hendrix Hadden

November 4, 1917 - February 2, 2015