Lida Alice Hedges
1905 - 1996 (90 years)-
Name Lida Alice Hedges Birth 24 Nov 1905 Norcatur, Kansas 
[1, 2, 3, 4] Gender Female Occupation school teacher [4] Death 19 Nov 1996 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona [2, 3, 4] Burial South Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona [3, 4] - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139257448/alice-cook
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Person ID I1033 Hedges Last Modified 28 Apr 2023
Father Ashba Vawter Hedges, b. 29 Aug 1860, Rowan County, Kentucky d. 23 Oct 1929, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas (Age 69 years) Mother Mary Mildred Wear, b. 4 Sep 1874, Perrysville, Indiana d. 25 Apr 1945, Hays, Ellis County, Kansas (Age 70 years) Marriage 21 Jun 1891 Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas [1, 5] Family ID F229 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Kenneth Ivan Cook, b. 25 Feb 1907, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada d. 31 Jul 1971, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona (Age 64 years) Marriage 2 Jul 1932 Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri [1] Children 1. Elsie Lee Cook, b. 21 Jan 1938, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona d. 7 Mar 2007, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona (Age 69 years)Family ID F607 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Oct 2021
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Birth - 24 Nov 1905 - Norcatur, Kansas 
Marriage - 2 Jul 1932 - Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri 
Death - 19 Nov 1996 - Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 
Burial - - South Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - MHR note: Lida "Alice received a B.S. degree in Education from Fort Hays, Kansas State College in 1929 and went to Tucson where she taught in the foreign grad school for following five years. During WWII, they moved to Warren, Arizona when Ken ran a government clothing store, but in 1956 (or 1949?) they moved back to Tucson and he has a clothier shop there in his home.
Alice was teaching in a grad school in Tucson in 1956-57. She taught for three years and retired in 1971.
[1] - Cook, Alice Hedges, born November 24, 1905 in Norcatur, Kansas, died November 19, 1996 at the age of 90. Survivors include her daughters, Elsie (Mike) Simpson of Phoenix, Barbara (Raing) Syyan (formerly Barbara Maddox) of Tucson; grandchildren Becky and Jill Simpson of Phoenix, Debra (Rich) McAllister, Laura and Cindy Maddox all of Tucson; three great-grandchildren, Greggory and Tyler of Phoenix and Dylan James of Tucson, plus many loving friends. Mrs. Cook was preceded in death by her husband Ken Cook in 1971. A graduate of Fort Hays University, Mrs. Cook did her graduate work at the University of Arizona. She came to Tucson in 1929 to teach in the Tucson Public Schools, later teaching in the Amphitheatre District. Alice was a charter member of the Tucson Saguaro Chapter of the American Business Womens Assoc., as well as a member of the Saguaro Christian Church. Friends may call at Adair Funeral Homes, Dodge Chapel, 1050 N. Dodge Blvd. (at Speedway), Thursday, November 21, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Funeral Services will be at Adair Funeral Homes, Dodge Chapel, 1050 N. Dodge Blvd. (at Speedway), Friday, November 22 at 2:00 p.m. with Dr. George L. Tolman officiating. Interment will follow at South Lawn Cemetery.
Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Arizona. Wednesday, 20 November 1996.
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- MHR note: Lida "Alice received a B.S. degree in Education from Fort Hays, Kansas State College in 1929 and went to Tucson where she taught in the foreign grad school for following five years. During WWII, they moved to Warren, Arizona when Ken ran a government clothing store, but in 1956 (or 1949?) they moved back to Tucson and he has a clothier shop there in his home.
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