Hebe Paulo Hendrix's Obituary
Hebe Paulo Hendrix passed away peacefully in Memphis on March 14, 2019 at the age of 89. Hebe was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 16, 1929 to João Pereira Paulo of Portugal and Olga Gomes of Brazil. She met her husband, Air Force 1st Lt. Robert T. Hendrix Jr. (Bob), of Memphis on Copacabana beach at the end of World War II, and they were married in Rio on May 28, 1947. After the war they moved to Memphis, where she was a devoted homemaker and loving mother to her daughters. Hebe was always fun loving, made many lasting friendships, and charmed everyone she met with her big smile, beautiful green eyes and that cute Brazilian accent she never quite lost.She was predeceased by her husband Bob, and will be missed by her daughters Linda Hendrix Segerson and Delane Hendrix Weber, sons-in-law Jimmy Segerson and Tom Weber, grandchildren Jonathan Segerson, Miranda Weber and Henry Paulo Weber, great grandchild Samantha Hollingsworth, and extended family in Rio de Janeiro and Portugal.Arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38119 (901) 767-8930. “A Fitting Farewell for Everyone”.
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