BETTY LEE HAGEDORN

She was born in Wheeling on August 30, 1926, the daughter of Charles and Sara Adams Kitson.

She was a 1945 graduate of Wheeling High School. It was in high school that she joined the Civil Air Patrol and met her drill instructor and future husband, William (Bill) H. Hagedorn Jr. Bill and Kitty married in Wheeling in 1948. They were partners in life and in business. Together they raised five (5) children and ran several businesses. Her life’s joy came from her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Kitty had been an active member of St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church, Zion Lutheran Church, and later Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church. She was a member, as well as an officer, of The Jean Laupp Thomas Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons. She also served as treasurer of the state organization of The King’s Daughters and Sons. In her lifetime, she had belonged to several card clubs. At least one of these was formed in the mid-1950s in the Burkham Court neighborhood and continued well into this new century.

She was preceded in death by Bill, her husband of 63 years; her parents; her brother; her daughter-in-law, Myra G. Hagedorn; and her grandson, Benjamin (Kit) Kitson Baney.

She is survived by her children: Patricia Baney (Bob) of Virginia; William H. Hagedorn III of Florida; Charles K. Hagedorn (Mikell) of Massachusetts; John C. Hagedorn (Kathy) of Illinois; and Robert Hagedorn of Wheeling. Her seven grandsons: Chuck Hagedorn (Gwen), John Hagedorn (Julie), Andrew Hagedorn (Sareen), Mac Baney, Matt Hagedorn (Heather), Tom Hagedorn (Caitlin), and Joe Hagedorn (Katie). Her great-grandchildren: Henry, Cecily, Eve, Leora, Jack, Tim, and JT.

All of Kitty’s children would like to thank her home helpers Brenda, Leigh, and Dyan. The Good Shepherd Nursing Home, Visiting Angels, and Valley Hospice. Their invaluable care, happiness, and kindness were of great comfort to Mom as well as to us.

Services will be held at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church on Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 11 a.m. A private Interment will be at West Alexander Cemetery in West Alexander, PA.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 16 Ridgecrest Road, Wheeling WV 26003; King’s Daughters Child Care Center 61-13th Street, Wheeling, WV 26003; or to a charity of your own choosing.

Arrangements made by Kepner Funeral Homes, 166 Kruger Street, Wheeling, WV (304-242-2311).

Personal condolences may be made to the family at www.kepnerfuneral .com.