Doris Patricia "Trish" Hadden

Doris Patricia "Trish" Hadden, the beautiful wife of COL (Ret) Mayo A "Biff" Hadden, III passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2024.
A celebration of life will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, November 23, 2024 in the chapel of McMullen Funeral Home and Crematory with a private burial at Ft. Moore Cemetery. A visitation will be held after the services on Saturday at the funeral home, 3874 Gentian Blvd. Columbus, Ga. 31907.
She was the daughter of SGT Henry Prestwood and Elizabeth "Klein" Prestwood. She was born May 14, 1947 in Giessen, Germany, and came to the United States in the second grade but her parents returned her to live in Germany until completing High School. She was preceded by her parents, and her two older sisters, Annie and Edith, and her older brother, Karl and her younger brother Henry Jr. Trish was survived by her husband COL (Ret) Mayo "Biff" Hadden, her daughters Jan Hyneman (Kevin), Terri Margarum (Jimmy), Tracy Comer and her son Robert Hadden (Tammy); her grandchildren Lindsay Grey, Kyle Hyneman, Zack Hyneman, Austin Prater, Britany Loafman, Andrew Hadden, Daniel Hadden, and Tenley Margarum.
She graduated from Louisiana State University, and always loved to cheer for LSU, but after marrying Biff she made a decision to cheer for Alabama, as well. She was a talented marketing expert, and spent over seven years working for the Tidwell Cancer Center Foundation, making presentations and marketing the Center and its benefits.
When she married Biff Hadden, in April 2010, she made the personal decision to support his passions as her own, the Military Officers Association of America, and the Chattahoochee Valley Chapter, as well as his role and her role as Public Affairs, for the Chapter and Georgia MOAA Council, supporting all actions in support of all of the Chapters across Georgia. She also supported his role in leading the Georgia Special Forces Association Chapter 59 "The Joe Alderman" Chapter, and its members all over Georgia. She enjoyed talking with the wives and trying to get living history notes from some of the members. She volunteered and took on "Wreaths Across America" and the Fort Benning Cemetery. She led this effort for 4 years and supported it last year. She loved Music of all types. She loved to do research, to dig in and find answers. She had a big heart and a passion for helping others and never met a stranger.
In lieu of flowers, consider making a donation to St Jude Children's Hospital or the Green Beret Foundation.
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