Roy George Hedges
1919 - 1989 (69 years)-
Name Roy George Hedges Born 2 Dec 1919 Riverton, Fremont County, Wyoming 
[1, 2, 3, 4] Gender Male Occupation airline pilot [1, 4] _MILT World War II. US Air Force. Died 28 May 1989 Burley, Cassia County, Idaho [2, 4, 5] Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Lander, Fremont County, Wyoming [2, 4] Person ID I226 Hedges Last Modified 14 Apr 2023
Father Jasper Newton Hedges, b. 7 Dec 1885, Homer, Champaign County, Illinois , d. 4 Sep 1961, Thermopolis, Hot Springs County, Wyoming (Age 75 years) Mother Rebecca Jane "Jennie" Dimick, b. 18 Apr 1889, Waverly, Lancaster County, Nebraska , d. 30 Jun 1985, Riverton, Fremont County, Wyoming (Age 96 years) Married 12 Apr 1907 Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana [1, 3, 6] Family ID F69 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Inez Cola, b. 10 Apr 1913, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island , d. Apr 1986, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island (Age 73 years) Married 30 Mar 1941 Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island [1, 3, 4] Last Modified 8 Apr 2023 Family ID F144 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 2 Dec 1919 - Riverton, Fremont County, Wyoming 
Married - 30 Mar 1941 - Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island 
Died - 28 May 1989 - Burley, Cassia County, Idaho 
Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Lander, Fremont County, Wyoming = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - MHR note: He was an airplane mechanic and in WWII he was a staff sergeant, Served in New Guinea.
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Lander – Services for Roy Hedges, 69, will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Chapel of Mount Hope, Hudson’s Funeral Home in Lander, with Rev. Dan Brossman officiating.
Mr. Hedges died on May 28, 1989, at his home in Casper. He was born on Dec. 2, 1919, in Riverton to Jasper and Rebecca (Dimick) Hedges. He attended Riverton schools and was employed by the Wyoming Highway Department and on ranches in Fremont County.
He served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and then entered Civil Service as an aircraft pilot in Providence, R.I.
He married Inez Cola in March 1946 in Providence. Following his retirement 10 years ago, they returned to Wyoming. His wife preceded him in death in April 1987.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Providence and enjoyed hunting and fishing.
Survivors include two brothers, Russell of Lander and Don of Casper; and three sisters, Geraldine Dalton and Lorene Rouse, both of Burley, Idaho, and Irene Harris of Casper.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by three brothers.
Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Casper Star-Tribune, Casper, Wyoming. Thursday, 1 June 1989.
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- MHR note: He was an airplane mechanic and in WWII he was a staff sergeant, Served in New Guinea.
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