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from the 7/13/2017 issue of The Palladium-Item, a newspaper in Richmond, IN
Paul Herbert Hedges
He was born on August 8, 1922, in Riceville, New York, to Herbert H. and
Lula Demmon Hedges. During the Depression, Paul's family of eight moved to
Indiana, where he graduated from Milton High School in 1940. In 1941, Paul
lied about his age so he could join the U.S. Army. Upon enlisting, Paul
became part of the new Army Air Corps, where he began his training to
become a bombardier instructor in Texas and Victorville, California. Paul
was deployed to England in March 1943 to serve as lead bombardier of the
565th Bomb Squadron, 389th Bomb Group, flying out of Hethel near Norwich.
In the two years he was stationed in England, Paul led bombing missions to
Dresden, Hamburg, and other strategic locations, including the D-Day
invasion of Normandy.
After the war, he married Bonnie Lee Clevenger in 1945 and became a farmer.
Paul enrolled at Earlham College, majoring in political science and became
president of its "day-dodger" contingent. He graduated in 1961 and took a
job with the Palladium-Item as a farm editor for a year. Paul then joined
Kurdy's Chevrolet, working as a salesman and later as a sales manager. In
the early 70s, he had a brief, but satisfying, career as a national sales
representative for Shopsmith Woodworking Equipment. In the mid 1970s, after
the death of his in-laws, Paul took over the management of the family farm
southwest of Centerville, Indiana. In his final years, he became involved
with Doddridge Chapel Church, which his wife's family helped found in 1814.
Paul raised funds, made needed repairs, and succeeded in getting it listed
on the National Register of Historic Places. He was a member of the
American Legion Harry Ray Post #65, Golden K Kiwanis Club, Elks Club #649,
and Civil War Roundtable. Paul loved parties, entertaining, and travelling
and had developed an interest in Civil War history with a group of area
retirees who enjoyed visiting battlefields together.
Survivors include his daughter, Priscilla Black Duncan of Montgomery,
Alabama; sons, Wendell (Vicki) and Peter (Diana Bane) Hedges, both of
Centerville; sister, Emma Lou Shadle of LaFayette, Tennessee; and close
friend, Charles Hughes of Connersville, Indiana.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Bonnie Lee Clevenger
Hedges; son, Patrick; two sisters; and two brothers.
Visitation for Paul Herbert Hedges will be from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Saturday,
July 15, 2017, at Doan & Mills Funeral Home, 790 National Road West,
Richmond. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Sunday, July 16, 2017,
at Doan & Mills Funeral Home. Burial will be in Doddridge Chapel Cemetery
with military honors provided by the Wayne County Honor Guard.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Doddridge
Chapel, 4720 Clevenger Road, Centerville, IN 47330.
Condolences may be sent to the family via the guest book at
www.doanmillsfuneralhome.com.