Fay Marcus Hedges
1899 - 1985 (86 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Fay Marcus Hedges was born on 24 Oct 1899 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 5 Nov 1985; was buried in Brumfield Cemetery, Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma. Other Events:
- Census: 1930, Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma
- Census: 1940, Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123856250/fay-m-hedgesFamily/Spouse: Beatrice A. Watson. Beatrice was born on 11 Jun 1900 in Kansas; died on 16 Dec 1985; was buried in Brumfield Cemetery, Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Duane Thurman Hedges
was born on 6 Dec 1921 in Cestos, Dewey County, Oklahoma; died on 30 Nov 2007 in Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma; was buried in Brumfield Cemetery, Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma. - 3. Wendel Lorraine Hedges was born on 1 Dec 1925 in Cestos, Dewey County, Oklahoma; died on 30 Jul 2015 in Custer County, Oklahoma; was buried in Brumfield Cemetery, Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma.
Generation: 2
2. Duane Thurman Hedges (1.Fay1) was born on 6 Dec 1921 in Cestos, Dewey County, Oklahoma; died on 30 Nov 2007 in Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma; was buried in Brumfield Cemetery, Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma. Other Events:
- _MILT: World War II.
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.
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_MILT:
US Army Air Force. Staff Sergeant.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123706937/duane-t-hedgesDuane married Elnora Elizabeth Burchett on 15 Dec 1941. Elnora was born on 15 Aug 1920 in Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma; died on 23 May 1998 in Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma; was buried in Brumfield Cemetery, Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Wendel Lorraine Hedges (1.Fay1) was born on 1 Dec 1925 in Cestos, Dewey County, Oklahoma; died on 30 Jul 2015 in Custer County, Oklahoma; was buried in Brumfield Cemetery, Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma. Other Events:
- _MILT: Korea.
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.
_MILT:
US Army.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150036013/wendell-lorraine-hedgesFamily/Spouse: Patty Joyce Bickham. Patty was born on 22 Dec 1928 in Oklahoma; died on 6 May 1999 in Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma; was buried in Brumfield Cemetery, Seiling, Dewey County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Deloris Essie Johnston. Deloris was born on 18 Jan 1941 in Shattuck, Ellis County, Oklahoma; died on 19 Aug 2012 in Dewey County, Oklahoma; was buried in Sunny Side Cemetery, Vici, Dewey County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]