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Hedrick, Ila Mae
Ila Mae Hedrick, 90, of Columbus City, formerly of Marion, died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, at Washington County Hospital, Washington, Iowa. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Marion, by the Rev. Brice Hughes. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial: North English Cemetery.
Survivors include her son, William (Christine) Hedrick of Columbus City; four grandchildren, Bill (Jeanette) Wagner, Amanda (Manual) Raya, Julie (Nathan) Faler and Theren Wagner (fiance Karley Kling); and eight great-grandchildren, Ashley, Paige and Sierra Wagner, Cristian and Josie Raya, and Caleb, Ethan and Piper Faler.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Homer; three brothers, Lester, Leroy and Bill Claypool; sister, Betty Andrews; and two infant sons, Carl and Homer Hedrick.
Ila was born May 17, 1919, in Keokuk County, Iowa, to Carl and Blanche (Dersh) Claypool. She graduated from South English High School in 1936. Ila was married to Homer Hedrick on Oct. 24, 1943, in North English. She worked for Rockwell for 24 years. Ila was a member of White Shrine and Kings Daughters.
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