DODGE CITY – Roger Lynn Hedgecoth, 72, Dodge City, passed away Monday, February 23, 2026 at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas.

He was born on March 28, 1953 in Nashville, Tennessee the son of Ernest Hedgecoth and Lena Fay Swims.

He is survived by his daughter, Tava Sebring, Concho, Arizona; sister, Serra (Judy) Pope, Jackson, Tennessee; 3 brothers, Ronald "Spud" Hedgecoth, Rome, Georgia, James Mike Hill, Dyersburg, Tennessee and Kenneth G. Hill, Sr., Troy, Tennessee; numerous nieces and nephews; 2 grandchildren, Hanna Sebring and Sean Hawley; 3 great grandchildren, Carter Sebring and Timothy Hawley and Baby Girl Hawley due May 2026; and Janice's grandchildren that he loved like his own, Ashton, Mariah, Issac and Jana.

He was preceded in death by his partner of over 40 years, Janice Jones; his parents, 2 sisters, Rita Fay Ring Cartwright and Mitzi Darlene Hill.

Private family services will be held at a later date. There will be no public viewing as cremation has taken place.