William Edward Hedrick (1923 - 2010)

Born 16 Feb 1923 in Denton, Emmons Township, Davidson, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Pauline Violet (Hackett) Hedrick — married 19 Jun 1943 in Etowah, Alabama, United States

Died 5 Jul 2010 at age 87 in Alamance, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1923. William Hedrick ... He passed away in 2010.

Obituary

William Edward Hedrick, 87, of Abb Road, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 5, 2010, at Alamance Regional Medical Center after an illness of three weeks. The oldest of 12 children, he was born in Davidson County to the late Roy Edward and Ada Branson Hedrick and was married for 65 years to the late Pauline Violet Hackett Hedrick. William was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, where he received the Purple Heart. He was a member of Bethlehem Christian Church for over 65 years, where he served as trustee, deacon emeritus, and advisor for the usher board. He retired from P. Lorillard after 28 years of service.

He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Rachel and Billy Burke of Elon and Valetta and Paul Perkins of Burlington; sons and daughters-in-law, Colen and Kay Hedrick of Gibsonville and C.O. and Donna Hedrick of Gibsonville; grandchildren, Shannon Hedrick of Gibsonville, Tracy and Phil Roof of Gibsonville, Matthew and Shannon Hedrick of Gibsonville, Michelle and Larry Kincer of Burlington, Marcia and Stephen Gordon of Burlington, Paula and Kevin King of Elon and Kevin Burke of Elon; great-grandchildren, Kendall, McKenzie and Greysen Hedrick, Madelyn Roof, Gerald, Jacob and Joey Kincer, Preston and Nikolas Melton, and Burke King; step-great-grandchildren, Zane Kincer, Autumn James, and Stephen, David, Brendan and Derrek Gordon; siblings, Margie Hamm of Greensboro, Thurman Hedrick of Brown Summit, Lillie Southern of Stokesdale, Grady Hedrick of Virginia, Howard Hedrick of Greensboro, Polly Brewer of Pennsylvania and Grace Finch of Greensboro. He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, and siblings, Rosie Porter, Fletcher, Olen and Tom Hedrick.

The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at Bethlehem Christian Church by the Rev. Dave Gilbert and the Rev. Don Ledbetter with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 Tuesday evening at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory and other times at the home.

Memorials may be made to Bethlehem Christian Church, PO Box 127, Altamahaw, NC 27202 or to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215.

Sources

Cemetery marker [1]

TheTimesNews.com from July 5 to July 6, 2010

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119589137/william-edward-hedrick : accessed 07 August 2023), memorial page for William Edward Hedrick (16 Feb 1923–5 Jul 2010), Find a Grave Memorial ID 119589137, citing Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery, Altamahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Timothy Warf (contributor 48079144).
• "North Carolina, Davidson County Vital Records, 1867-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLZT-PGRJ : 23 February 2021), William Edward Hedrich, ; citing Birth, Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina, United States, possibly other reference information, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X33D-DF5 : Fri Aug 04 17:07:47 UTC 2023), Entry for Roy E Hedrick and Ada I Hedrick, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWQH-THK : Fri Jul 28 02:58:34 UTC 2023), Entry for R E Hedrick and Ada Hedrick, 1940.
• "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21X-36W5 : 19 February 2021), William Edward Hedrick and Pauline Violet Hackett, 19 Jun 1943; citing Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,892,243.
• "North Carolina, Discharge and Statement of Service Records, 1940-1948," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WK-KXLN : accessed 7 August 2023), William E Hedrick, 14 Sep 1945; citing Fort Bragg, Moore, North Carolina, United States, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh; FamilySearch digital folder 007434188.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTKY-H4S : 12 January 2021), William E Hedrick, 05 Jul 2010; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).