Wendel Lorraine Hedges
1925 - 2015 (89 years)-
Name Wendel Lorraine Hedges Born 1 Dec 1925 Cestos, Dewey County, Oklahoma 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male _MILT Korea. - US Army.
Died 30 Jul 2015 Custer County, Oklahoma [2, 3] Buried Brumfield Cemetery, Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma [2] Person ID I5169 Hedges Last Modified 2 May 2023
Father Fay Marcus Hedges, b. 24 Oct 1899, Vermilion County, Illinois , d. 5 Nov 1985 (Age 86 years) Mother Beatrice A. Watson, b. 11 Jun 1900, Kansas , d. 16 Dec 1985 (Age 85 years) Family ID F1246 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Patty Joyce Bickham, b. 22 Dec 1928, Oklahoma , d. 6 May 1999, Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma (Age 70 years) Last Modified 3 Jan 2022 Family ID F2242 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Deloris Essie Johnston, b. 18 Jan 1941, Shattuck, Ellis County, Oklahoma , d. 19 Aug 2012, Dewey County, Oklahoma (Age 71 years) Last Modified 3 Jan 2022 Family ID F2243 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 1 Dec 1925 - Cestos, Dewey County, Oklahoma 
Died - 30 Jul 2015 - Custer County, Oklahoma 
Buried - - Brumfield Cemetery, Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Wendell L. Hedges, 89, was born December 1, 1925, in Cestos, Oklahoma, to Fay and Beatrice (Watson) Hedges. Wendell attended Seiling School, graduating in 1945 as president of his senior class. Wendell and Patty met while attending Oklahoma A&M College (now Oklahoma State University). Wendell graduated in 1950 with a BS degree in agricultural education. Wendell taught school in Nebraska for two years and then returned to Seiling in 1952 to go into business with his brother, Duane. In 1954 Wendell was drafted into the U.S. Army and served two years in the Medical Corps as a medic, including a tour in Puerto Rico. Wendell enrolled in 1957 to pursue a master of science in administrative education program and received his MS degree in 1958 from Oklahoma State University. Wendell and Patty married on December 6, 1957, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After residing in Phoenix, Arizona for a short time, Wendell and Patty returned to Seiling, Oklahoma. Wendell served on the Seiling School Board for seven years, the Dewey County Fair Board for six years, the Seiling Housing Authority for four years, the Seiling Nursing Center for five years, Chairman of the Community State Bank Board of Directors from 1958-1964, Scoutmaster with the Boy Scouts of America from 1958-1964 and a member of the Oklahoma Inventor’s Congress. Wendell enjoyed gardening and was always coming up with new ideas for inventions. Wendell was actively involved in the First Christian Church where he loved teaching high school students about the Bible. After retiring from Hedges Ag Service, Wendell taught Vo-Ag at Navajo Tohatchi High School located close to Gallup New Mexico in 2004. He enjoyed meeting and dancing with friends through the Senior Citizen Center, where he met Deloris. In December 2010, Wendell and Deloris married and made their home in Vici, Oklahoma.
Wendell’s legacies are his four children, Rebecca Clayton and husband Larry of Chester, James Hedges and wife Kim of Seiling, David Hedges and wife Kathleen of Fort Smith, AR and Frank Hedges and wife Beverly of Arcadia, OK; sister Anne Decker and husband Gene of Seiling; brother Darwin Hedges and wife Laverne of Seiling; eleven grandchildren; sixteen great grand children; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other relative and friends.
In addition to his parents Fay and Bea, Wendell was preceded in death by wife Patty Joyce Hedges, wife Deloris Hedges and brother Duane Hedges.
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- Wendell L. Hedges, 89, was born December 1, 1925, in Cestos, Oklahoma, to Fay and Beatrice (Watson) Hedges. Wendell attended Seiling School, graduating in 1945 as president of his senior class. Wendell and Patty met while attending Oklahoma A&M College (now Oklahoma State University). Wendell graduated in 1950 with a BS degree in agricultural education. Wendell taught school in Nebraska for two years and then returned to Seiling in 1952 to go into business with his brother, Duane. In 1954 Wendell was drafted into the U.S. Army and served two years in the Medical Corps as a medic, including a tour in Puerto Rico. Wendell enrolled in 1957 to pursue a master of science in administrative education program and received his MS degree in 1958 from Oklahoma State University. Wendell and Patty married on December 6, 1957, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After residing in Phoenix, Arizona for a short time, Wendell and Patty returned to Seiling, Oklahoma. Wendell served on the Seiling School Board for seven years, the Dewey County Fair Board for six years, the Seiling Housing Authority for four years, the Seiling Nursing Center for five years, Chairman of the Community State Bank Board of Directors from 1958-1964, Scoutmaster with the Boy Scouts of America from 1958-1964 and a member of the Oklahoma Inventor’s Congress. Wendell enjoyed gardening and was always coming up with new ideas for inventions. Wendell was actively involved in the First Christian Church where he loved teaching high school students about the Bible. After retiring from Hedges Ag Service, Wendell taught Vo-Ag at Navajo Tohatchi High School located close to Gallup New Mexico in 2004. He enjoyed meeting and dancing with friends through the Senior Citizen Center, where he met Deloris. In December 2010, Wendell and Deloris married and made their home in Vici, Oklahoma.
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