Theresa Jean Hedger

Theresa Jean Hedger, 71, passed away Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Kettering Medical Center after a brief illness with friends by her side. She was born May 29, 1945 in Dayton, Ohio, the only child of Aubrey and Ruth Lawson Hedger. She graduated from Centerville High School in 1963 and the University of Cincinnati in 1967 with a degree as a medical technologist. At U.C., she was active in the Alpha Delta Phi sorority. She worked for Miami Valley Hospital, UltraChem Laboratory and Greene Memorial Hospital.

Jean, as her friends called her, enjoyed sewing (especially machine embroidery), gardening and riding horses. She had owned and shown two purebred Arabian geldings (Procision and Ovasion) and was active in the Ohio Valley Arabian Horse Association club for several years, before becoming the treasurer of Region 14 of the Arabian Horse Association (AHA) in 2006. She has been a horse show secretary for the past 20 years and has volunteered for 12 years at the Arabian/Half Arabian Sport Horse Nationals and also several years at the Arabian/Half Arabian U.S. Nationals. She also attended numerous AHA conventions as a delegate.

She is preceded in death by her parents and her two beloved horses and is survived by her friend of 37 years, Debbie Swigart and many other dear friends. Viewing will be from 11am – 1pm on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Newcomer Funeral Home – Beavercreek Chapel and a brief service will begin at 1pm. Interment will follow at the Woodside Cemetery in Middletown. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Washington Township Fire Department or to the Salvation Army. Special thanks given to the caring staff of the SICU at Kettering Medical Center.