Myra Hedrick

Myra Pickett Hedrick, 85, of Littlesburg Road, Bluefield, WV,  passed away peacefully on Friday, August 19, 2022 at home. 

Born on April 15, 1937 in Duhring she was the daughter of the late Rodrick Pickett and Aileen Johnson Pickett of Duhring, WV.  In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Donald H. Hedrick.  She graduated from Northfork High School Class of 1955.  She attended Concord College and graduated from Nursing School in Miami, FL.   She was a member of Memorial Church of Christ in Princeton, WV.  She worked as a nurse for Dr. William Prudich in Montcalm.  She loved to serve and worked with the Montcalm Community Christmas Tree, served on the American Cancer Society and served as the Treasurer for the Fabulous 50’s Reunion Committee for Northfork High School. 

Those left to cherish her memory are her son, Rodrick Hedrick (Carol) of Grandview, WV and daughter, Donna Ray of Wichita, KS and chosen daughter Susan Jennings (Randy) of Athens, WV; grandchildren Sarah Hedrick Redman (Shawn) and their children Braylon and Hadley of Shady Springs, and Tim Hedrick and Amanda Asbury of Durham, NC, and Jason Staton (Sammi) of Raleigh, NC and Courntey Staton, and Austin Ray and Andrea Christensen of Belle Air, KS and Adam Ray of Wichita, KS and Chris Ray of Dallas, TX; Keri Jennings Cox (Jimmy) and their children Avery and Mason of Salem, VA, and Kristin Jennings May (Eddie) and their children Landon, Kendall and Carter; Kim Jennings Yahya (Jermy) and their children Addie and Bailey; Kathryn Jennings and John Derwent of Easley, SC.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 21, 2022 at Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell with Rod Hedrick officiating.  The family will receive friends, Sunday, August 21, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. until serves begin.

Graveside services will be conducted on Monday, August 22, 2022, at 2:00 PM at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. Those wishing to attend are asked to meet at the cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggest memorial donations may be made in her honor to Memorial Church of Christ, 1169 New Hope Road, Princeton, WV 24739.

Online condolences will be accepted at www.cravens-shires.com. Cravens-Shires Funeral Home in Bluewell is serving the Hedrick family.