Gregory L. Hext

1944 - 2019

Gregory L. Hext 1944 - 2019
RICHFIELD SPRINGS, NY - Gregory L. Hext, age 74, passed away peacefully on Tuesday evening, February 12, 2019, in Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown.
Greg was born on September 28, 1944 in Herkimer, a son to the late Gerald and Florence Price Hext. He was raised and educated in Richfield Springs. After high school, he served our country in the United States Navy during Vietnam. On June 25, 1966, he married the former Marilyn Pierson in St. John's Episcopal Church, Richfield Springs, a blessed union of 52 years.
He was a machine operator for many years at Remington Arms in Ilion. Greg was a member of the Sons of the American Legion, Richfield Springs; he was the President of the Schuyler Lake Cemetery Board. He truly loved the outdoors; during the summer, he would enjoy a round or two of golf, but the best time for him was deer season. Always ready in the woods with his trusty .270.
Greg will always be remembered as a kind man with a great sense of humor. He always had a joke that would brighten your day. A friend to many and he will never be forgotten.
Besides his wife, Marilyn, he survived by his daughter, Laurie Hext, of Richfield Springs; his adopted son, Ashley Ross Matteson and his wife, Sandy, of Sierra Vista, AZ; his adopted daughter, Helene Ejdestam and her husband, Lars Erickson, of Sweden; a brother, Gerald Hext, Jr. and his wife, Sharon, of ME; four sisters, Sue Winne, of Schuyler Lake, Penny VandenBurgh and her husband, George, of Myrtle Beach, SC, Starr Madaras, of Schuyler Lake, Florence Thompson and her husband, Richard, of MS; his other adopted family members, Bill and Hidie Stetson and family; as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by a brother, James Hext.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. in the Church of Latter Day Saints, 317 Gros Blvd., Herkimer, with President Sean Davis to officiate.
The family kindly asks, in lieu of flowers, to please consider donations to the American Heart Association; envelopes will be available at the church.
Funeral arrangements are with the J. Seaton McGrath Funeral Home, 40 West James Street, Richfield Springs.