Donald Ralph Hedges
1921 - 1996 (75 years)
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Name Donald Ralph Hedges Born 25 Jun 1921 Chrisman, Edgar County, Illinois 
[1, 2, 3, 4] Gender Male Census 1950 Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa Died 26 Jun 1996 Walworth County, Wisconsin [1, 3, 4] Buried Mount Philip Cemetery, Clinton, Rock County, Wisconsin [4] Person ID I101 Hedges Last Modified 26 Oct 2023
Father Ralph Jewell Hedges, b. 27 May 1894, Jamaica, Vermilion County, Illinois , d. 22 Jun 1969, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 75 years) Mother Eva Lee Robinson, b. 1 Nov 1898, Burning Springs, Clay County, Kentucky , d. 5 Nov 1988, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 90 years) Married 23 Sep 1916 Vermilion County, Illinois [5, 6, 7] Family ID F72 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lucille Irene McKeown, b. 19 Mar 1922, Yarmouth, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 30 Mar 2013, Dousman, Waukesha County, Wisconsin (Age 91 years) Married 9 Oct 1943 Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana Divorced 1979 Last Modified 11 Apr 2019 Family ID F50 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 25 Jun 1921 - Chrisman, Edgar County, Illinois 
Married - 9 Oct 1943 - Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana 
Census - 1950 - Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa 
Died - 26 Jun 1996 - Walworth County, Wisconsin 
Buried - - Mount Philip Cemetery, Clinton, Rock County, Wisconsin = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Photos 
Hedges, Donald and Lucille McKeown Hedges, Donald 
Hedges, Donald 
Trailer Inn 
Trailer Inn 
Troop E
2nd Platoon, Troop E, 94th Cavalry Division.
Reconnaissance Squadron Mechanized.
In front of the Louis XIV statue in the courtyard of Versailles, France.
Grace Hedges Fox and Donald Hedges 
Eva Robinson Hedges, Donald Hedges, Bernard Delos Bagley and Lillie Ponder Bagley 
Hedges Reunion 1946
The Seventeenth Annual Hedges Reunion was held Sunday, August 18, 1946 at Lincoln Park, Danville, Illinois with 99 relatives and friends present. A basket dinner was served at the noon hour. George F. Hedges presided at the business meeting in the afternoon. Talks were given from those from distances and was enjoyed by all. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year. President J. W. Hedges, Vice President P. T. Hedges, Secretary Treasurer Anna Bagley. The next meeting will be held the 3rd Sunday in August 1947 in Missouri. Gifts were presented to the oldest man present, George F. Hedges, 79. Oldest woman was Mrs. Cora Hedges, 76 years old. The youngest was Robert Alan Yeazel, 3 month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Yeazel. Newlyweds were Mr. and Mrs. John Hanks. The one coming the farthest was Jasper N. Hedges of Dubois, Wyoming, 1650 miles. There were 6 marriages, Betty Buckman and Dale Wood, Geraldine Hedges and Frank Pesorara, Betty Lou Smith and Frank Day, Lois Smith and Max Dodd, Roy Hedges and Inez Cola, Irene Smith and John Hanks. There were 9 births [transcriber has omitted this section to preserve privacy] Two deaths: Ercel Eldon Simpson and James A. Hedges. Greetings were received from those from a distance who could not attend.
Simpson's wife, Aunt Mary Simpson, Geo and Cora, Willis, Eva 
Hedges, Geo, Cora and grandchildren 
Hedges family reunion - need identification
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1961 Pallbearers for Cora Belle Gritton Hedges 
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815 Chemical Company Air Operations 
Hedges, Donald in the army 
Donald's Garage 
D&L Drive-Inn side view 
Hedges Reunion 1932 
Hedges men 
Hedges Reunion - best guess for date is before 1939 
Sidell High School 1939
Headstones 
Donald Ralph Hedges 
Donald Ralph Hedges 
Location of Donald Ralph Hedges headstone 
Donald R. Hedges headstone with military marker
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Notes - In The 1950 census taken 4 April 1950, Waterloo, Iowa. They were in a large trailer park at 3015 Falls Avenue that held 58 trailers. Most of their trailer park neighbors were working in a tractor factory or in a meat packing factory. Almost everyone was married and several were families with children.
- Hedges, Donald Ralph
Darien – Donald Ralph Hedges, age 75, of Darien, died Wed., June 26, 1996 at Lakeland Medical Center, Elkhorn, of natural causes. He was born June 25, 1921 in Edgar Co., IL, the son of Ralph Jewell Hedges and Eva Lee Robinson. Mr. Hedges was a WWII Army veteran serving in the European Theater, 2nd Platoon, 94th Cavalry, RCN. Sq. Mecz. He was a piper coverer with the Asbestos Workers Union Local 81, Cedar Rapids, IA.
He is survived by 2 daughters, Linda (Brian Ehringer) Hedges of Madison and Edan (William) Hiltner of Milwaukee; and 3 grandchildren: John, Elsa and Rhys.
Funeral services will be held Sat., June 29, 1996 at 11:00 a.m. at the Betzer Funeral Home with Rev. Sweetman officiating. Burial with military rites will follow in Mt. Philip Cemetery, Allens Grove, WI. Friends may call on Friday from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Janesville Gazette, Janesville, Wisconsin. Thursday, 27 June 1996, page 4.
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- In The 1950 census taken 4 April 1950, Waterloo, Iowa. They were in a large trailer park at 3015 Falls Avenue that held 58 trailers. Most of their trailer park neighbors were working in a tractor factory or in a meat packing factory. Almost everyone was married and several were families with children.
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