HEDGES, Rex Leon - b. December 6, 1952 - d. August 4, 2014

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Rex Leon Hedges, age 61, a resident of rural Grenola, Kansas, passed away Monday, August 4, 2014 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas.  He was born on December 6, 1952 in Independence, Kansas, the son of Max L. and Dollie Hanningan Hedges.

Rex received his Associates Degree in Agribusiness from Cowley County Community College in Arkansas City, Kansas.  On December 19, 1980, Rex was united in marriage to Shirley Malone in Miami, Oklahoma.  He enjoyed coon hunting, collecting guns, fishing, running traps, and most of all, spending time with his granddaughter, Hannah.

Rex is survived by his wife, Shirley Hedges of Grenola, Kansas; his parents, Max and Dollie Hedges of Elk City, Kansas; one son, Josh Hedges and his wife, Michelle of Grenola, Kansas; one daughter, Lacey Hedges of Overland Park, Kansas; two brothers, Jim Hedges and Max A. Hedges, both of Elk City, Kansas; three sisters, Debbie Imhoff of Independence, Kansas, Jane Robies of Kingwood, Texas, and Susan Ervin of Skiatook, Oklahoma; and one granddaughter, Hannah Hedges of Grenola, Kansas.

Funeral services will be held Friday, August 8, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Countryside Funeral Home in Howard, Kansas with Pastor Gary Boles officiating.  Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery near Elk City, Kansas.  Friends may stop and sign the register from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 7, 2014 at the funeral home.  Memorials may be made to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and may be left with the funeral home.  Online condolences may be left at www.countrysidefh.com.  Arrangements are under the direction of Countryside Funeral Home, 206 E. Washington, Howard, Kansas 67349.

(taken from the Countryside Funeral Home website)