Background
Hedges, Carl Devon was born on September 2, 1924 in Rochester, Indiana, United States. Son of Samuel Pope and Cora Myrtle (Wood) Hedges.
inventor manufacturing executive
Hedges, Carl Devon was born on September 2, 1924 in Rochester, Indiana, United States. Son of Samuel Pope and Cora Myrtle (Wood) Hedges.
Graduate, King College, 1963.
Inspector, trainee United States Border Patrol, Rochester, New York, 1950—1953. Woodworker, designer Klok Institute, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1954—1957. Research director KARLEEN Enterprises, 1964—1967.
Research and development plastic marketing management, 1967—1970. New product developer, corporation and patent and invention consultant, 1970—1974. President, general manager World-Wide Memorial, Inc., Pueblo, Colorado, since 1974.
Major stockholder, new product development manager successor firm World Wide Industries, Inc., since 1980. With United States Army, 1943-1946, PTO.
First aid instr American Red Cross, 1941—1973. Merit badge counselor Boy Scouts American. Member of American Plastics and Fiberglass Research and Technology Association, International Indiana Inventors, Indiana Inventors American, Veterans of Foreign Wars (life, past Commander), DAV (past Commander, life member, past Indiana state treasurer).
Married Margery Eileen Corliss, September 15, 1953. Children: Karl Eugene, Karen Eileen.