Vora Hedricks
Worden |
Vora Virginia (Sandbach) Hedricks died in her sleep December 8, 2023 at the age of 85 years old.
Vora was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Charles William Hedricks. She was survived by their three children, Eva Hedricks-Paul (Gerhard), Meade Hedricks Sr. (Rhonda) and Michael Hedricks (Dody). Vora has six grandchildren, Meade Hedricks Jr. (Lindsay), Marisa Sigman (Fred), Stephanie Greene (Darren), Diego Terres IV, Kelsey Borchert (Steven) and Kyle Hedricks. Vora also has seven great grandchildren, Brooklyn Hedricks, Landen Green, Reagan Hedricks, Charlie Greene, Housten Greene, Meade Hedricks III and Henry Sigman. She is also survived by her two sisters in law, Elizabeth Duffey and Patsy (Don) Gabel. Vora was preceded in death by her brother Charlie (Bernie) Sandbach and his wife, Janet Sandbach.
Vora was born April 20, 1938 to her parents Bernard & Eva Sandbach and lived in Worden, Illinois. She was the great-granddaughter of John C. Worden, the founder of Worden, Illinois. Vora was very proud of the small town of Worden where she grew up and often told stories of growing up there to her family. Vora met Charlie while they were both working in St. Louis, Missouri and they were married in October of 1958. A few years later in 1961 they moved to Lompoc, CA where Charlie had taken a job at VAFB. Vora was a mother first and also worked at Valley Med.., Dr. Sanders Office, Dr. Dan Taketa’s Office and years later for Hallmark Cards. Vora was also an avid crafter and would make and paint wonderful crafts to sell in shops and craft shows. A hobby she shared with her daughter and daughter in laws.
Vora enjoyed gardening and cooking, both things she learned at an early age from her mother. Vora loved having her entire family over to share a meal and time together. Vora was an amazing cook and baker, often relying on her own memory, taste and smell to prepare her family receipts from scratch. If she wasn’t in the kitchen, she was likely tending to her garden, which was filled with a variety of roses and other flowers, as well as her fruit trees/bushes, which she harvested to use as ingredients for the treats she baked.
Services: A visitation will be held on December 27, 2023 at Starbuck-Lind Mortuary, from 2 to 4 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations to Worden Methodist Church 103 S. Lincoln St., Worden, ILL 62097 are appreciated.
