Patricia Ann Hedrick

Mrs. Patricia Ann Kennedy Hedrick, age 87, of Shelbyville, TN passed from this life on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at NHC of Tullahoma.
Mrs. Patricia was born on December 24, 1937, in Beckley, West Virginia, the daughter of the late John Michael Kennedy and Anna Mae Moore Kennedy. She graduated from Woodruff High School in 1956 and later enjoyed a long career in banking before retiring. She was a member of Bell Buckle United Methodist Church and gave her time to the Help Center of Carthage and the FCE of Smith County. In her younger years, she liked working in her vegetable garden and canning. Most of all, she treasured being "Grandma" and "Nanna" to her grandchildren.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Randall Clyde Hedrick; and siblings, Mrs. Madelyn Bailey, Mrs. Elizabeth May Burdiss, Mr. Ed Kennedy, Mr. Ray Kennedy, Miss Helen Kennedy, and Mrs. Katherine Klaus.
Survivors include her loving daughters; Monica Hedrick Lewis of Shelbyville; Melisha Hedrick (Clyde) Ford of Fresno, CA, grandchildren; Emily (Jacob) Lewis Breitner, Warren (Brittney) Ford, Major Dr. Nathaniel (Shelby) Ford, and Morgan Ford; great grandchildren, James, Sierra, and Claire Ford; along with many nieces and nephews.
Celebration of life service will be held 1:00 p.m. January 3, 2026, at Bell Buckle United Methodist Church with Pastor Laurie Raulston officiating. The family will receive visitors prior to services beginning at 12 noon.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Bell Buckle United Methodist Church by mail: 110 Maple St, Bell Buckle, TN, 37020, Shelbyville-Bedford County Public Library @ www.sbcplibrary.org/memorial-donations, or to the American Heart Association @ www.heart.org.
Doak-Howell Funeral Home is serving the family.
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