Dana Ross Hendon, 55, died in Tyler after a brief illness. He was born September 23, 1958, in Norman, Oklahoma. He attended public schools in South Dakota, Illinois and Lufkin, Texas. He was a graduate of Tyler Junior College and attended the University of Texas at Tyler. He worked as a roofer and as a salesman. He was a runner, an avid reader, an amateur poet and a kind and gentle soul.
He is survived by his mother, Carolyn Hendon of Frankston; uncle and aunt, William and Mary Ann Hendon of Akron, Ohio and their children; his dear first cousins, Anna, William and Claude and their families and a few distant cousins. He was predeceased by his sister, Julia and his father Robert of Tyler; his uncle and aunt, Claude and Joy Hendon and their son, John of Oklahoma City.
If desired, gifts may be made to Hospice of East Texas, Relay for Life or a charity of choice.
A memorial service for Dana’s family and friends will be held later in Oklahoma.
Condolences may be sent to www.lloydjamesfuneralhome.com
