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Eleanor Hedden Obituary
Eleanor (Sis) Rose Field Hedden died June 27, 2020 in Bethesda MD, after a long illness. Born to Eleanor Brown and Francis E. Field in 1931, she was raised in Asheville, educated at Asheville Country Day School, Salem Academy and Smith College. She and John O. Hedden married in 1957, lived in Washington DC, and had three children; they and seven grandchildren survive her. Also surviving are her sister, Ann Fuller Field Coxe of Asheville, sister-in-law Emmie S. Field of Asheville, sister-in-law Martha M. Field of Newport News VA, and many cousins, nephews and nieces. She was predeceased by two brothers, Arthur J. Field and Vance B. Field. Sis served on boards of many DC institutions, most notably the Corcoran Gallery of Art. She was an accomplished watercolorist and arranged flowers at Washington National Cathedral.
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Nicholas D Ward
June 23, 2023
I am reminded again of what a pleasure it was to have known Sis.
Nicholas D. Ward
July 11, 2020
Sis worked with me on the Chevy Chase Art Committee and was an invaluable member whose support I will long remember. What a pleasure it was to have known her.
D T
July 10, 2020
Please accept my condolences . I'm so sorry for the loss of your loved one. May the word of God comfort and strengthen you. 2 Thessalonians 2:16,17
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