Bedford, John "Stub" and Veva
Page by Mike Moffitt with contributions from Bob Leathers
John "Stub" Bedford and his wife Veva were long time resident of Hanna. They lived on Tipperary on the top row of houses. John and Veva are buried in the Hanna Cemetery in Plot 376.
John Bedford: Sgt. U.S. Air Corp., World War II
John Bedford, (UPCCEM, June 1946)
John R. Bedford, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bedford, Sr., of Hanna, Wyoming, enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps on May 4, 1942, and was stationed at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, with the Special Weapon Test Branch of the Air Forces. John was discharged from the armed forces on October 27, 1945. At the present time he is employed as Electrician Helper in the Hanna No. 4-A Mine. (UPCCEM, June 1946)
HANNA COAL MINERS JOHN "STUB" BEDFORD, SECOND FROM THE LEFT AND MR. BURRIS ON THE FAR RIGHT (REST OF THE CREW UNKNOWN) (MINE UNKNOWN) (DATE UNKNOWN) (PICTURE FROM MIKE MOFFITT, JUNE 2014)
Hanna Basin Death and Burial Records
Bedford, John D.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1908 - 1983" Shares a stone with Veva A. Bedford.
Plot: 376
Age: 75 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1908 - 1983" Shares a stone with Veva A. Bedford.
Plot: 376
Age: 75 y's
Bedford, Veva A.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1906 - 1990" Shares a stone with John D. Bedford.
Plot: 376
Age: 84 y's
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1906 - 1990" Shares a stone with John D. Bedford.
Plot: 376
Age: 84 y's
(Image by Bob Leathers, 2021)