Carol J. Hedrick, age 61 of Connersville, passed away on Friday January 14, 2022 at Reid Health in Richmond.  Born on May 13, 1960, in Connersville, she is the daughter of the late John and Eva Mae Moore Blanton.

Carol worked as a QMA and also had worked as an Instructional Assistant at Clark-Pleasant Intermediate School in Greenwood, IN.   She was very devoted to her faith and loved going to church.  She loved to sing worship hymns in the church choir, played piano in church and at home.  She also like to crochet, arrange flowers and loved to serve and help others.

She was very active in the wrestling community in Martinsville, IN.  Everyone in the locker room called her "Mom".  She loved to cook for all of them.  Carol never met a stranger.  She became a friend to all that she had met and she wanted them to feel loved.

She is survived by her son, Paul Allen Hedrick of Connersville; a brother, Larry Blanton; two sisters, Mary Blanton and Martha (Ray) Wilhoite; several nieces and nephews as well has her beloved dogs and birds, Ren, Stimpy, Clair and Simon.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by an infant daughter, Macallie Carolyne Hedrick.

Private services will be conducted at the convenience of the family.

Urban Winkler Funeral Home is honored in helping the family with arrangements.