Carolyn Bledsoe Hedge, 94, of Hutchinson, went home to be with the Lord at Hospice House, Hutchinson, on January 31, 2020, surrounded by family and friends. Carolyn left this world peacefully and was welcomed into the loving arms of her late husband, Howard. She was born January 22, 1926, in Winter Park, Florida, the daughter of O.Z. and Dollie (Fields) Bledsoe.
Carolyn met Howard L. Hedge while he was serving at Orlando Army Air Base in Orlando, FL, and they married on November 16, 1946, in New Almelo, KS, in Howard’s home county of Sheridan, KS. They moved to Hutchinson in 1961, where they raised their family together. She spent her life as a homemaker, who was beloved by her children and grandchildren.
A member of First Baptist Church, Carolyn worked tirelessly with the food, quilting, and military care package ministries. In recent years, she was an active volunteer at the Delos V. Smith Senior Center and Hutch Rec Senior Center at Elmdale Park. She lived to help others and worked selflessly for those in need. She was a devoted mother and grandmother, who considered the best part of her life to be the raising of her
children. Her destiny and accomplishments were her dedication to God, family, and friends. Many family friends have fond memories of Hedge family water skiing trips to area lakes. She was a talented cook and seamstress, as well as a master quilter, with a work room created especially for her by her devoted husband. Carolyn will be remembered as a very loving, caring person, who’s generosity and faith in God were abundant.
She is survived by: son, Larry (Liz), Wichita; daughters, Lynda McCue (Terry), Hutchinson, Karen Boger (Dale), La Jolla, CA, and Virginia Frank (Robert), Salina; seven grandchildren, Brandi McFarland Jones, Serenity Hedge Lies, Sheri McCue Pollard, Erin Harmony Bish, Jacob Harmony (Erin), Jon Humiston (Whitney), and Joe Humiston (Ashley); 20 great-grandchildren, including Jake and Erin Harmony’s sons, Jake, Ian, Grant, Max and Owen, and Erin Harmony Bish’s sons, Christopher and Samuel and daughter, Shelbie Harmony, Topeka, KS. Shelbie’s children, Aubree, Ryder, and Kashton are Carolyn’s great-great-grandchildren.
Carolyn was preceded in death by: her husband (December 7, 2002); granddaughter, Stephanie McCue; parents; and four brothers and a sister.
Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Saturday February 8, 2020, at Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. Visitation is from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, February 7, with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m., at Elliott Chapel.
Memorials may be sent to the Hutchinson Public Library, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS, 6750
Carolyn met Howard L. Hedge while he was serving at Orlando Army Air Base in Orlando, FL, and they married on November 16, 1946, in New Almelo, KS, in Howard’s home county of Sheridan, KS. They moved to Hutchinson in 1961, where they raised their family together. She spent her life as a homemaker, who was beloved by her children and grandchildren.
A member of First Baptist Church, Carolyn worked tirelessly with the food, quilting, and military care package ministries. In recent years, she was an active volunteer at the Delos V. Smith Senior Center and Hutch Rec Senior Center at Elmdale Park. She lived to help others and worked selflessly for those in need. She was a devoted mother and grandmother, who considered the best part of her life to be the raising of her
children. Her destiny and accomplishments were her dedication to God, family, and friends. Many family friends have fond memories of Hedge family water skiing trips to area lakes. She was a talented cook and seamstress, as well as a master quilter, with a work room created especially for her by her devoted husband. Carolyn will be remembered as a very loving, caring person, who’s generosity and faith in God were abundant.
She is survived by: son, Larry (Liz), Wichita; daughters, Lynda McCue (Terry), Hutchinson, Karen Boger (Dale), La Jolla, CA, and Virginia Frank (Robert), Salina; seven grandchildren, Brandi McFarland Jones, Serenity Hedge Lies, Sheri McCue Pollard, Erin Harmony Bish, Jacob Harmony (Erin), Jon Humiston (Whitney), and Joe Humiston (Ashley); 20 great-grandchildren, including Jake and Erin Harmony’s sons, Jake, Ian, Grant, Max and Owen, and Erin Harmony Bish’s sons, Christopher and Samuel and daughter, Shelbie Harmony, Topeka, KS. Shelbie’s children, Aubree, Ryder, and Kashton are Carolyn’s great-great-grandchildren.
Carolyn was preceded in death by: her husband (December 7, 2002); granddaughter, Stephanie McCue; parents; and four brothers and a sister.
Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Saturday February 8, 2020, at Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. Visitation is from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, February 7, with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m., at Elliott Chapel.
Memorials may be sent to the Hutchinson Public Library, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS, 6750
Carolyn Bledsoe Hedge, 94, of Hutchinson, went home to be with the Lord at Hospice House, Hutchinson, on January 31, 2020, surrounded by family and friends. Carolyn left this world peacefully and was welcomed into the loving arms of her late husband, Howard. She was born January 22, 1926, in Winter Park, Florida, the daughter of O.Z. and Dollie (Fields) Bledsoe.
Carolyn met Howard L. Hedge while he was serving at Orlando Army Air Base in Orlando, FL, and they married on November 16, 1946, in New Almelo, KS, in Howard’s home county of Sheridan, KS. They moved to Hutchinson in 1961, where they raised their family together. She spent her life as a homemaker, who was beloved by her children and grandchildren.
A member of First Baptist Church, Carolyn worked tirelessly with the food, quilting, and military care package ministries. In recent years, she was an active volunteer at the Delos V. Smith Senior Center and Hutch Rec Senior Center at Elmdale Park. She lived to help others and worked selflessly for those in need. She was a devoted mother and grandmother, who considered the best part of her life to be the raising of her
children. Her destiny and accomplishments were her dedication to God, family, and friends. Many family friends have fond memories of Hedge family water skiing trips to area lakes. She was a talented cook and seamstress, as well as a master quilter, with a work room created especially for her by her devoted husband. Carolyn will be remembered as a very loving, caring person, who’s generosity and faith in God were abundant.
She is survived by: son, Larry (Liz), Wichita; daughters, Lynda McCue (Terry), Hutchinson, Karen Boger (Dale), La Jolla, CA, and Virginia Frank (Robert), Salina; seven grandchildren, Brandi McFarland Jones, Serenity Hedge Lies, Sheri McCue Pollard, Erin Harmony Bish, Jacob Harmony (Erin), Jon Humiston (Whitney), and Joe Humiston (Ashley); 20 great-grandchildren, including Jake and Erin Harmony’s sons, Jake, Ian, Grant, Max and Owen, and Erin Harmony Bish’s sons, Christopher and Samuel and daughter, Shelbie Harmony, Topeka, KS. Shelbie’s children, Aubree, Ryder, and Kashton are Carolyn’s great-great-grandchildren.
Carolyn was preceded in death by: her husband (December 7, 2002); granddaughter, Stephanie McCue; parents; and four brothers and a sister.
Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Saturday February 8, 2020, at Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. Visitation is from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, February 7, with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m., at Elliott Chapel.
Memorials may be sent to the Hutchinson Public Library, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS, 6750
Carolyn met Howard L. Hedge while he was serving at Orlando Army Air Base in Orlando, FL, and they married on November 16, 1946, in New Almelo, KS, in Howard’s home county of Sheridan, KS. They moved to Hutchinson in 1961, where they raised their family together. She spent her life as a homemaker, who was beloved by her children and grandchildren.
A member of First Baptist Church, Carolyn worked tirelessly with the food, quilting, and military care package ministries. In recent years, she was an active volunteer at the Delos V. Smith Senior Center and Hutch Rec Senior Center at Elmdale Park. She lived to help others and worked selflessly for those in need. She was a devoted mother and grandmother, who considered the best part of her life to be the raising of her
children. Her destiny and accomplishments were her dedication to God, family, and friends. Many family friends have fond memories of Hedge family water skiing trips to area lakes. She was a talented cook and seamstress, as well as a master quilter, with a work room created especially for her by her devoted husband. Carolyn will be remembered as a very loving, caring person, who’s generosity and faith in God were abundant.
She is survived by: son, Larry (Liz), Wichita; daughters, Lynda McCue (Terry), Hutchinson, Karen Boger (Dale), La Jolla, CA, and Virginia Frank (Robert), Salina; seven grandchildren, Brandi McFarland Jones, Serenity Hedge Lies, Sheri McCue Pollard, Erin Harmony Bish, Jacob Harmony (Erin), Jon Humiston (Whitney), and Joe Humiston (Ashley); 20 great-grandchildren, including Jake and Erin Harmony’s sons, Jake, Ian, Grant, Max and Owen, and Erin Harmony Bish’s sons, Christopher and Samuel and daughter, Shelbie Harmony, Topeka, KS. Shelbie’s children, Aubree, Ryder, and Kashton are Carolyn’s great-great-grandchildren.
Carolyn was preceded in death by: her husband (December 7, 2002); granddaughter, Stephanie McCue; parents; and four brothers and a sister.
Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Saturday February 8, 2020, at Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. Visitation is from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, February 7, with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m., at Elliott Chapel.
Memorials may be sent to the Hutchinson Public Library, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS, 6750
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