Gretna……..Junior Monroe Hedrick, age 86 of Gretna died Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at his residence.
Born July 4, 1931 in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Jack Taft Hedrick and Selma Haskins Hedrick. Mr. Hedrick was predeceased by one brother, Daniel Hedrick; one granddaughter, Tiffany Nicole Yeatts; and one great-granddaughter, Hailey Ryan Moore. Mr. Hedrick was a member of Piney Grove Baptist Church. He served in the Army Special Forces and was a Green Beret during the Korean War. He was a farmer and also worked at BGF for 17 years and then worked at Walmart until the age of 83. Mr. Hedrick loved hunting and fishing.
He is survived by his wife, Betty Rowland Hedrick of the residence; five sons, Glenn Hedrick and wife, Donna of Gretna, James Hedrick and wife, Darlene of Gretna, Garry Barbour and fiancée, Jamey of Roanoke, Barry Barbour and fiancée, Angie of Danville, and Carl Barbour and fiancée, Stacy of Albany, GA; one daughter, Cindy Barbour of Gretna; three special nieces, Barbara Reynolds, Becky Crawley, and Marian Hedrick; two special sisters-in-law, Linda Dalton and Dora Henley; ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 24, 2017 at Piney Grove Baptist Church by Pastor Matthew Speck and Rev. Jeff Worley. Burial with Military Honors by American Legion Altavista Post 36 and Gretna Post 232 will follow in Carl O. Moran Memorial Garden.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at Colbert-Moran Funeral Home and other times will be at the residence.
Colbert-Moran Funeral Home, Gretna is assisting the family. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.colbertmoran.com.