hmtl5 Duane Thurman Hedges b. 6 Dec 1921 Cestos, Dewey County, Oklahoma d. 30 Nov 2007 Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma: Hedges Genealogy

Duane Thurman Hedges

Male 1921 - 2007  (85 years)


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  • Name Duane Thurman Hedges 
    Born 6 Dec 1921  Cestos, Dewey County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    _MILT World War II. 
    • US Army Air Force. Staff Sergeant.
    Died 30 Nov 2007  Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Buried Brumfield Cemetery, Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I5168  Hedges
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2023 

    Father Fay Marcus Hedges,   b. 24 Oct 1899, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1985  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Beatrice A. Watson,   b. 11 Jun 1900, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1985  (Age 85 years) 
    Family ID F1246  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elnora Elizabeth Burchett,   b. 15 Aug 1920, Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1998, Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 15 Dec 1941  [1
    Last Modified 5 Jan 2022 
    Family ID F2241  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Dec 1921 - Cestos, Dewey County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Nov 2007 - Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Brumfield Cemetery, Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • The funeral for Duane T. Hedges, 85, of Seiling, will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Redinger Funeral Home Chapel. Dennis Adair, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Brumfield Cemetery.

      He was born Dec. 6, 1921, in Cestos to Fay and Beatrice Watson Hedges and died Friday, Nov. 30, 2007, in Seiling.
      He graduated from Seiling High School in 1939. He married Elnora Elizabeth "Betty" Burchett Dec. 15, 1941, in Seiling. He entered the Army Air Corps and served during World War II in the 3rd Photo and Reconnaissance squadron in the Pacific. He was honorably discharged and returned to Seiling, and they moved to Stillwater in 1948. He earned a degree in agronomy at Oklahoma A&M. He and his brother owned and operated Hedges Brothers farm store. They built a feed mill north of town in 1960 and entered into a partnership with Dean Gaden. The business became known as Hedges and Gaden. He farmed and ranched. He was a member of Seiling American Legion Post No. 69 and a member of First Christian Church. He served as mayor of Seiling in the 1960s. He also served on Seiling Municipal Hospital Board, Airport Board, Seiling Housing Authority and was instrumental in getting cable television to Seiling.

      Surviving are one daughter, Cindy Smith of Canton; one sister, Anne Decker; two brothers, Wendell Hedges and Darwin Hedges, all of Seiling; and three grandchildren.
      He was preceded in death by his wife Betty Hedges, May 23, 1998.

      Memorials may be made to the Area Medical Foundation or the Brumfield Cemetery through the funeral home.
      Condolence may be made online at www.redingerfuner alhome.com.
      EnidNews.com
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  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Find a Grave.

    2. [S9] Obituary.

    3. [S68] US Social Security Applications and Claims Index.

    4. [S25] Census.