Bennie Joe Hedgepeth

September 8, 1942 - July 12, 2019

Bennie Joe Hedgepeth, 76, went to be with our Lord and Savior on July 12, 2019 at Copiah County Medical Center in Hazlehurst. Visitation will be 9am-11am Tuesday at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst. Services will be 11am Tuesday at Stringer Family Chapel with burial at Georgetown Cemetery. Mr. Hedgepeth, a lifelong resident of Copiah County, was a member of Georgetown Baptist Church where he served as an Usher. He formerly worked with heavy equipment before working at Mr. T’s Apparel and most recently for Krystal Gravel. He enjoyed fishing and working in his garden and was on the Georgetown Cemetery Committee. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Carolyn Davis Hedgepeth; sons, Joe Hedgepeth of Molino, FL and Larry Hedgepeth (Valisa) of Molino, FL; daughters, Julie Wood (Larry) of Warrior, AL, Amanda Berch (Brandon) of Hazlehurst and Diane Adkins (Sean) of Learned; 11 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren. The family would like to express appreciation and love to Dr. Fred McDonnell and all the staff at CCMC, Hospice Ministries and ASAP ambulance service.