Ola Mae came to Alva when she was 16 to begin college at what was then Northwestern State Teachers College. While there she met and married Glenn F. Hendricks, a movie house projectionist, sign painter, cartoonist, and later a professional photographer.
Mrs. Hendricks graduated in 1939 from Northwestern with a BS in Business. She taught business in Keyes & Capron, Oklahoma, and Hardtner, Kansas where she was first awarded the Teacher of the Year in 1961.
In 1957, Ola Mae achieved her Masters of Teaching with her Reading Specialist Certificate awarded in 1969. Using her Reading Specialist Certificate she taught at Waynoka from 1965until she retired in 1981. In 1979 Ola Mae Hendricks was selected as Waynoka Teacher of the Year.
Ola Mae attended the College Hill Church of Christ as long as she was physically able. She was, also, a long time member of the Order of Eastern Star, Daughters of the American Revolution, and Alva BPW.
Ola Mae is survived by 2 daughters; nine grandchildren, ten greatgrandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.
Ola Mae came to Alva when she was 16 to begin college at what was then Northwestern State Teachers College. While there she met and married Glenn F. Hendricks, a movie house projectionist, sign painter, cartoonist, and later a professional photographer.
Mrs. Hendricks graduated in 1939 from Northwestern with a BS in Business. She taught business in Keyes & Capron, Oklahoma, and Hardtner, Kansas where she was first awarded the Teacher of the Year in 1961.
In 1957, Ola Mae achieved her Masters of Teaching with her Reading Specialist Certificate awarded in 1969. Using her Reading Specialist Certificate she taught at Waynoka from 1965until she retired in 1981. In 1979 Ola Mae Hendricks was selected as Waynoka Teacher of the Year.
Ola Mae attended the College Hill Church of Christ as long as she was physically able. She was, also, a long time member of the Order of Eastern Star, Daughters of the American Revolution, and Alva BPW.
Ola Mae is survived by 2 daughters; nine grandchildren, ten greatgrandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.
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