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ROALD D. HEDDEN



Roald D. Hedden, 91, of Hayesville died Thursday (Dec. 23, 2004) in a Murphy medical center. A native of Towns County, GA, he had lived in Clay County for most of his life. He was the son of the late Paul and Belle Crawford Hedden and the husband of the late Buena "Brownie" Brown Hedden. He was a veteran of the US Army. He was a graduate of Western Carolina Teacher's College and taught for 38 years in elementary education for the Clay County School System. He was a member of the Clay Masonic Lodge No. 301 and the Hayesville First United Methodist Church.

Surviving are a daughter, Charlene Cook and husband, John of Jacksonville, FL; a son, Paul Hedden and wife, Suzanne of Hayesville; a brother, Robert Alexander of Hayesville; and three grandchildren, Alison and Austin Hedden, and Jason Cook.

Memorial services at 3:00 PM Sunday (Dec. 26) in the Hayesville First United Methodist Church with Dr. Pete Taylor officiating.

The family will receive friends from 2-2:50 Sunday afternoon in the Hayesville First United Methodist Church prior to the services.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Western Carolina Chapter, Mountain Region Office, 31 College Place, Suite D320, Asheville, NC 28801-2644 or the American Cancer Society, Clay County Chapter, PO Box 1193, Hayesville, NC 28904

Ivie Funeral Home, Hayesville in charge of all arrangements.

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