Duane Thurman Hedges
1921 - 2007 (85 years)
Generation: 1
1. 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. 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]