hmtl5 Lida Alice Hedges b. 24 Nov 1905 Norcatur, Kansas d. 19 Nov 1996 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona: Hedges Genealogy

Lida Alice Hedges

Female 1905 - 1996  (90 years)


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  • Name Lida Alice Hedges 
    Born 24 Nov 1905  Norcatur, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Occupation school teacher  [4
    Died 19 Nov 1996  Tucson, Pima County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Buried South Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Person ID I1033  Hedges
    Last Modified 28 Apr 2023 

    Father Ashby Vawter Hedges,   b. 29 Aug 1860, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1929, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Mary Mildred Wear,   b. 4 Sep 1874, Perrysville, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1945, Hays, Ellis County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 21 Jun 1891  Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    Family ID F229  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Kenneth Ivan Cook,   b. 25 Feb 1907, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1971, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 2 Jul 1932  Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Elsie Lee Cook,   b. 21 Jan 1938, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 2007, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2021 
    Family ID F607  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Nov 1905 - Norcatur, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Jul 1932 - Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Nov 1996 - Tucson, Pima County, Arizona Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - South Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • MHR note: Lida "Alice received a B.S. degree in Education from Fort Hays, Kansas State College in 1929 and went to Tucson where she taught in the foreign grad school for following five years. During WWII, they moved to Warren, Arizona when Ken ran a government clothing store, but in 1956 (or 1949?) they moved back to Tucson and he has a clothier shop there in his home.

      Alice was teaching in a grad school in Tucson in 1956-57. She taught for three years and retired in 1971.
      [1]
    • Cook, Alice Hedges, born November 24, 1905 in Norcatur, Kansas, died November 19, 1996 at the age of 90. Survivors include her daughters, Elsie (Mike) Simpson of Phoenix, Barbara (Raing) Syyan (formerly Barbara Maddox) of Tucson; grandchildren Becky and Jill Simpson of Phoenix, Debra (Rich) McAllister, Laura and Cindy Maddox all of Tucson; three great-grandchildren, Greggory and Tyler of Phoenix and Dylan James of Tucson, plus many loving friends. Mrs. Cook was preceded in death by her husband Ken Cook in 1971. A graduate of Fort Hays University, Mrs. Cook did her graduate work at the University of Arizona. She came to Tucson in 1929 to teach in the Tucson Public Schools, later teaching in the Amphitheatre District. Alice was a charter member of the Tucson Saguaro Chapter of the American Business Womens Assoc., as well as a member of the Saguaro Christian Church. Friends may call at Adair Funeral Homes, Dodge Chapel, 1050 N. Dodge Blvd. (at Speedway), Thursday, November 21, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be at Adair Funeral Homes, Dodge Chapel, 1050 N. Dodge Blvd. (at Speedway), Friday, November 22 at 2:00 p.m. with Dr. George L. Tolman officiating. Interment will follow at South Lawn Cemetery.
      Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Arizona. Wednesday, 20 November 1996.
      [4, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S14] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S6] Find a Grave.

    4. [S9] Obituary.

    5. [S5] 1900 US census.

    6. [S87] Newspaper article.