Mr. Sidney Lewis Hendren, Sr. of Dyersburg, TN. passed away Saturday, October 24, 2020 at the Jackson-Madison Co. General Hospital.  He was born October 26, 1936 to Monnie and Curry V. Hendren.  He graduated from Dyersburg High School in 1954 and retired after Twenty years of service in the U.S. Air Force.  He then worked for many years at Ryland's Firestone and also drove a school bus for Dyersburg City Schools.  He loved working with the public, especially children, and coached and managed Dixie Youth Baseball for over twenty years.  His greatest love was for his family.

He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Carolyn, his children, Sid Hendren, Jr. and wife Peggy, Marvin Hendren, and wife, Tracye, Richard Hendren and wife, Tammy, Susan Townson and husband, David, Fourteen Grandchildren and Twenty-Five Great-Grandchildren as well as a brother, Joy V. Hendren and wife, Martha.  He is preceded in death by his parents, Monnie & Curry V. Hendren, a brother, Curry T. Hendren and his son, David Hendren.

Graveside Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg with Rev. Perry Grills officiating and Mr. Hendren's grandsons; Joshua, Dustin, Christian, Brandon, Ricky & Ethan Hendren and David & Joseph Townson serving as pallbearers.