Gwendolyn Drewett Hess

Gwendolyn Drewett Hess obituary

Gwendolyn Drewett Hess

Gwendolyn Hess Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Hockaday Funeral & Cremation Service on Sep. 11, 2025.

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Gwendolyn Ann Drewett Hess, 79 of Halifax, passed away on Monday, September 8, 2025 in ECU North Hospital. Ms. Hess was born on November 25, 1945, the daughter of the late Mary Ethel Johnson and Joseph Dillard Drewett and was the widow of the late Anthony Wade Hess Sr. She was also preceded in death by her son Anthony Wade Hess, Jr. and her sister Josephine Drewett.

Surviving include her son Christopher Hess, her grandsons Justin Hess and Jackson Kai Hess, and her sisters Jenny Miller and Alice Meettz.

Arrangements are pending at this time.

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