James Lee Hedges Sr.

1947 - 2018

BORN

1947

DIED

2018

FUNERAL HOME

Gonce Funeral Service

4001 Ritchie Highway

Brooklyn, Maryland

James Hedges Obituary

On July 6, 2018, James Lee Hedges Sr., beloved husband of Margaret Lee Dove-Hedges; devoted father of James Lee Hedges Jr. and his wife Katie, Karon Lynn Chaffman and her late husband Thomas, James Edwin Hedges and the late Michael Dove Hedges; loving son of the late Mary Magdalene DiPietro; dear brother of John Hedges, Cynthia Farley, Norma Schlein, Terry Okray and the late Charles Hedges; also blessed with 17 grand and 9 great grandchildren. Friends may visit Gonce Funeral Service P.A., 4001 Ritchie Highway, Thursday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9pm. Funeral Services Friday 10am followed by interment in Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Crownsville. Visit goncefuneralservice.com

Published by Baltimore Sun on Jul. 18, 2018.
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Such a beautiful..loving person..Rest in joy

Jacqueline COATES

July 4, 2023

To the family of James Lee Hedges Sr. I would like to express my condolence to you may the God of comfort bring comfort to you with his right arm extended to you Isa.41:10

Ms

July 19, 2018

May his memory live in you hearts forever. In time those memories will make you smile.

The Skowrunski Family

Gladys Skowrunski

July 18, 2018

Praying for the family of my friend,may God grant you comfort and peace in your time of loss.J.Coates

Jacqueline Coates

July 18, 2018

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Gonce Funeral Service

4001 Ritchie Highway, Brooklyn, MD 21225

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19

Visitation

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Gonce Funeral Service

4001 Ritchie Highway, Brooklyn, MD 21225

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Gonce Funeral Service

4001 Ritchie Highway, Brooklyn, MD 21225

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