Blanche Hedgpeth of Raeford died, Thursday, November 5, 2015 in Open Arms Retirement Center at the age of 100.
She was born in Robeson County on September 6, 1915 to the late English and Maggie Walters Floyd. She was a faithful member of the Raeford First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, M.V. Hedgpeth and her sons, Charles Hedgpeth and Bobby Hedgpeth.
She is survived by her sons, Jimmy Hedgpeth of Laurinburg, Vardell Hedgpeth and his wife, Janeth of Raeford, and Steve Hedgpeth and his wife, Jane of Raeford; three sisters, Emily Sephens of N. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Sadie Shannon of Little River, South Carolina, and Sarah Brooks and her husband, Bill of Whiteville; 12 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and 4 great-great grandchildren.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Saturday, November 7, 2015 at Crumpler Funeral Home-Raeford.
The funeral will be at 3 p.m., Sunday, November 8, 2015 at Raeford First Baptist Church with the Rev. Tom Lee, the Rev. James Wilhide and the Rev. Sanders Read officiating. Burial will be in the Raeford Cemetery.