FALLON, NEV. — Rachel Christina Hendrix, age 18, passed away unexpectedly on January 26, 2014 near Cedar City, Utah. She was born May 26, 1995 in Las Vegas, Nev. to Clay and Annette Heinicke Hendrix. Rachel graduated with honors in 2013 from Churchill County High School and was a student at Southern Utah University. She was also the 2012 NSHSR all around cowgirl.
Rachel is survived by her parents of Fallon; her brother, Michael (Nicole) Davis of La Barge, Wyo.; sister, Traci (Brian) Miller; brothers, Cord and Caleb; grandmother, Bev Hendrix, all of Fallon; grandparents, Hans and Toni Heinicke of Las Vegas, and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Funeral services were held on Feb. 1 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Fallon. Burial followed at the Fallon Cemetery under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to the Rachel Hendrix Memorial Rodeo Scholarship Fund, administered by 1995 National High School Rodeo Queen, Loni Johnston Faught and Dr. David Faught c/o First Independent Bank of Nevada, 2061 W. Williams Ave., Fallon, NV 89406.
Police Report On Rachel Hendrix:
Rachel Hendrix, a Nevada State high school rodeo champion who graduated from Churchill County High School in 2013, was found dead Sunday (Jan. 26) morning in the living accommodations of her horse trailer in southern Utah. She was attending Southern Utah University in Cedar City on both academic and rodeo scholarships.
The Iron County Sheriff’s Office said Hendrix died from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.
Detective Dave Mitchell said the boyfriend, Wayce Pulham, notified the Iron County Sheriff’s Office late Sunday afternoon, saying Hendrix would not respond. Mitchell said Pulham was transported to a hospital in northern Utah with carbon monoxide-related symptoms.
