Eleanor “Ilene” (Ellingwood) Hedrick, 86, of Mulberry passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, at IU Arnett Hospital.
She was born Aug. 14, 1935, at Alamo, to the late Lloyd and Minnie (Phillips) Ellingwood.
She graduated from Alamo High School. She worked in the office at Midstates Wire and Steel prior to becoming a homemaker and helping on the family farm. She also worked in the cafeteria at New Market and South Montgomery schools while raising her family. She enjoyed painting, cooking and baking. She was a member of the Clinton County Home Extension Club, Eastern Star and New Market Baptist Church. She never missed an event her grandchildren were involved in. If you looked up the word Grandma in the dictionary, it would say Ilene Hedrick. She was a very devoted mother and grandmother. She was the most selfless person.
She is survived by three children, Jim (Trudie) Hedrick, Raymond Hedrick and Brenda (Brad Jordan) Goeken; 11 grandchildren, Mathew, Karissa, Nathan, Heather, Logan, Danielle, Alisha, Mitchell, Marcus, Raymond and Zachary; and 18 great-grandchildren.
Ilene was preceded in death by her parents.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8 at Sanders Priebe Funeral Care, 315 S. Washington St., Crawfordsville. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 9 at the funeral home, with Pastor Tim Hester officiating. The service will be livestreamed and recorded which can be viewed on Ilene’s obituary page at www.sandersfuneralcare.com. Burial will follow at Waynetown Masonic Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be given to the Juvenile Diabetes Association.
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