Alpha E. Hendricks, 96, of Ellsinore, Mo. died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. She was born August 28, 1915 in Allenville, Mo. Mrs. Hendricks was a cook at East Carter School. She enjoyed sewing, being with family and was a member of the Red Hat Society, Ellsinore Street Walkers Exercise Club, Eastern Star, and Friendly Bunch. She also attended Grace Baptist Church of Ellsinore. Survivors include: one brother, Theodore Wells, of Phoenix, Arizona; and one sister, Freda Boyer, of Ellsinore, Missouri.