Name:
Dorothy J. Hedges
- Visitation: Monday, September 13th
2:00pm - 4:00pm
7:00pm - 9:00pm
- Location: O'Connell Funeral Home
30 Little Plains Road. Southampton - Religious Service: Queen of the Most Holy Rosary RC Church in Bridgehampton
Tuesday, September 14th at 10:00 AM - Service Type: Public
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Biography
Born: June 15, 1933
Died: September 9, 2010Dorothy Jones Hedges of Bridgehampton died on Thursday, September 9. She was 77.Born June 15, 1933, in Southampton, she was the daughter of Walter and Teresa Jones. After attending Sacred Hearts School, she graduated salutatorian from Southampton High School, in 1951, and then briefly worked as a school secretary in Southampton. After traveling to California, she married Albert Hedges of Bridgehampton and moved there.Dotty, as she was often known, was a devout Catholic and was a lecturer for many years at Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Church in Bridgehampton. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. While raising five children, she often baked chocolate chip cookies and made donuts from scratch. Her homemade pickles and strawberry jam were always in high demand. She also enjoyed taking her children to Long Beach and, in later years, to Scott Cameron Beach. As her children grew older, she began working as a secretary at Bridgehampton Schools where she worked for many years. During her retirement she often made trips to Florida with her husband Bert. When they were home in Bridgehampton, they were often seen walking through the village.She is survived by her husband, Albert Hedges; two sons, Timothy of Southampton and William of Summit, New Jersey and his wife Eileen; three daughters and their husbands; Linda and Randy Newberry of Altamonte Springs, Florida; Judy and Joseph Kahl of Pleasantville, New York and Dorothy and James Walker of Southampton; six grandsons; Jason Newberry, Matthew and Daniel Kahl, Jack and William Hedges and Ethan Walker. She is also survived by two brothers, Louis Jones of New Hampshire and Thomas Jones of California; and three sisters, Teresa Rapp of Elma, New York; Ethel Glinka of California and Agnes Economos of Riverhead, New York.Visitation was held on September 13, at the O’Connell Funeral Home in Southampton. A funeral mass was held on September 14, at Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Church in Bridgehampton. Interment followed at Edgewood Cemetery in Bridgehampton.In lieu of flowers, donations to Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington,DC 20090-6011 or www.alz.org would be appreciated.
Visitation will be held for 77 year old Bridgehampton resident Dorothy J. Hedges on Monday from 2-4 & 7-9 PM at the O'Connell Funeral Home located at 30 Little Plains Road in Southampton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday at 10:00 AM at Queen of the Most Holy Rosary RC Church in Bridgehampton. Interment will follow at Edgewood Cemetery in Bridgehampton, NY.
I remember meeting Mrs. Hedges all those years ago when Bill was first introduced to our family. She was a warm and welcoming hostess in her house, with good food and great ice cream! It seemed like a happy and comfy home to grow up in. I guess i saw her almost every year when i was out visiting my friend ellie in sag harbor, and she was always gracious.
The success of her life shows in her beautiful children and grandchildren. She deserved to enjoy them for many years more, so her passing was really a tragedy for her and for all of you.
She would have been so proud to see William and Jack swimming, playing soccer and now football. She and Nanny will have fun watching over them. God bless her
To The Hedges Family,
I am deeply sorry for your loss.I have many fond memories of us kids playing together at your home and she treated my siblings and I as her own.I remember her singing " Close to You " by the Carpenters to you every now and then and she would always get " aww mom. stop ! " but you can tell by the way the would look at you and smile that she meant it. She adored you all.I feel honored to have known her and will mourn her passing and will celebrate her life with you.God has taken her home where she will forever watch over you as your guardian angel.God bless each of you.
