Luther Malcolm Hendricks

Luther Malcolm Hendricks, age 94, of Charlotte, NC (his hometown was Greenville, SC until December 2012), passed away peacefully October 10, 2014, at his home at Regency Retirement Village. He was born on June 13, 1920, Greer, SC to Archie Ormeadus Hendricks and Jasie Ella Hadden Hendricks. His parents, brothers, (James Overton Hendricks, Hubert Wilburn Hendricks & Thomas Arches Hendrix) and sisters (Mary Lucille Nee and Chrystalle Cornelia Lee) preceded him in death. Survivors include his nephews and nieces: Hubert W. Hendricks Jr. of LaPlata, MD, Joel and wife Linda Hendrix of Billings, MT, Connie and husband Gene Buccelli of Charlotte, NC, and Carol Lee Sandall of Chesapeake Beach, MD. He married the late Mary Rowley deSaussure Hendricks who preceded him in death (12/10/10). He and his loving wife were married for 64 years. He is a WWII Army veteran serving both in the South Pacific/Philippines and New Caledonia (near Australia). He headed up computer tracking of military assignments for the Army. He is a retired senior executive with Liberty Life Insurance, now Athene, (where he also directed the computer services) in Greenville, SC. He retired in 1985 after 35 years. Malcolm was an excellent senior golfer and also had two (2) holes in ones, played senior golf up until his late 80s and had a hobby of building and painting indoor bird houses. He had a wonderful exhibit of his bird houses in 2013 at the Regency.The family would like to express their appreciation to the staff and administration at Regency Retirement Village, and Maria, a loving caretaker, and the Hospice staff, particularly Amanda, Tanya, and Chaplains-Becky and Jane. His family will receive friends on Friday, October 17, 2014 from 10:30 a.m. in the Remembrance Chapel at Woodlawn Memorial Park, 1 Pine Knoll Drive, Greenville, SC 29609. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. The Rev. Jeff Grant will officiate. Memorials may be directed to the Hospice and Palliative Care Charlotte Region, 1420 E. 7th St., Charlotte, NC 28204 (704-375-0100).