Stanley L. Hedden

Stanley Hedden, 69, Independence, died Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2003, at his home.
Mr. Hedden was born Dec. 19, 1933, in Shickley, Neb., and had lived in Independence since 1969. He was a retired heavy equipment operator and a former member of Operating Engineers Local 101.

His survivors include his wife, Jane Hedden, a daughter, Shelley Marler, and a son, John Hedden, all of Independence; a brother, Dave Hedden, Burlington, Iowa; an aunt, Dorothy Runge, Nebraska; a daughter-in-law, Patricia Hedden, five grandchildren, Sabrina, John and Frank Hedden and Bobby and Brandon Marler, and a son-in-law, Bob Marler, all of Independence; a cousin, Steve Runge, and an uncle, Frank Runge, both of Nebraska.

Services will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Fairmount Christian Church, 641 S. Ash Ave., Independence. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established at the church.