Francis Gale Hedrick, 64, of Eldon, died Monday December 27, 1976 at Harry S. Truman Veterans Hospital in Columbia.  He was an Army veteran of World War II.  Mr. Hedrick, a native of Joplin, lived in Kansas City most of his life before leaving there in 1969.  He lived in the Versailles area before moving to Eldon.  He had worked as a mechanic for the Darby Corporation in Kansas City.  He was a member of Foreign Wars Post 2242 at Eldon, the fox hunters assn., and the Lake of the Ozarks coon club.  He is survived by 3 sons: Samuel Hedrick and Jerry E. Hedirck of Kansas City and Clyde R. Hedrick of Kansas City and Clyde R. Hedrick of Grandview; 1 daughter: Mrs. Peggy Morales of Kansas City; 2 brothers: George Hedrick of Versailles and Ira Dean of Palmdale California; 1 sister: Mrs. Edna Jaslin of Kansas City Kansas and 9 grandchildren.
   Funeral services at Fulton Nickel Chapel in Kansas City Kansas with burial in the Leavenworth National Cemetery