Ralph Clyde Hedrick, 81, of Clarion died Monday at the Hospice House in Shippenville.

Born April 12, 1929, in Helen Furnace, he was the son of Clyde and June Knopp Hedrick.

His wife, Joan Dolby, whom he married Jan. 28, 1954, died April 7, 2006.

Mr. Hedrick graduated from Clarion High School, attended Clarion Teachers College, and graduated from Penn State with a degree in civil engineering in 1953.

He entered the Army in 1953, was an engineer at Fort Belvoir, Va., and later served in southern France. He was honorably discharged in 1955.

He began his career with American Bridge as a field engineer and retired in 1986 as general manager of the Eastern District. His local projects included Three Rivers Stadium and the Hillman Library at the University of Pittsburgh as well as projects in 19 states and Puerto Rico.

He was active in the United Methodist Church in Bakerstown and in Helen Furnace.

Surviving are a his children, Philip Hedrick of Clarion, Joyce Cassidy of Valencia and Debra Longbine of Derby, N.Y.; five grandchildren; and two sisters, Helen Goble of Clarion and Jean George of Girty, Pa.

A brother, Walter Hedrick, and a sister, Ruth Sherbine, preceded him in death.

<B>HEDRICK</B> — Visitation for Ralph Clyde Hedrick, who died Monday, Oct. 4, 2010, will be Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the <B>Goble Funeral Home & Crematory</B>, 330 Wood St., Clarion. The Clarion American Legion Post 66 will perform military honors Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the Good Shepherd Church in Tylersburg. Interment will be in the Helen Furnace Cemetery.Donations may be made to the Helen Furnace Cemetery, c/o D.H. Callihan, 7502 Miola Road, Clarion, PA 16214.Online condolences may be made by going to www.goblefh.net.