Dennis Harold Hendrickson

November 9, 1953 - July 19, 2019

Dennis H. Hendrickson “Big Den”, 65, of Mount Vernon died unexpectedly Friday, July 19, 2019 of an apparent heart attack. He was born November 9, 1953 to the late Harrold and Elba Hendrickson. He was a graduate of Mount Vernon High School and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Business in 1980 from Arkansas Tech University. He spent his working years doing construction work, laying pipeline and telephone cables over a large part of the United States, his last employment was Arkansas Excavating. He loved watching baseball games and the Razorbacks. He enjoyed raising cattle on this farm. He was a “historian” and loved telling stories. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Patty Johnson and Julia Harmon; longtime companion, Barbara Rigney; two nephews and one niece. He is survived by his sister, Nancy Patton of Wooster; nephews, Marshall Johnson, Robert Johnson, Kenneth Carter, Todd Patton; nieces, Kimberly Yingling, Tammy Knoppers, and Jennifer Merritt; seven great nephews; three great nieces; and numerous cousins and friends. Visitation will be Tuesday, July 23, 2019 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Bishop-Crites Funeral Home in Greenbrier, Arkansas. Graveside will be Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at 10:00am at Mount Vernon Cemetery.