Carole Hedrick Hartman, 75, of Franklin, WV passed away April 4, 2022 after a long and meaningful life of hard work and community involvement.

Carole was born October 18, 1946, to the late Guy & Twila McDonald Hedrick of Seneca Rocks. She graduated Salutatorian of Circleville High School Class of 1964, after which she received honorary recognition from the University of Hard Knocks.

She began her career as an independent insurance agent in 1965 and later became the owner of Pendleton County Insurance Agency in Franklin in 1989. She retired in 2014 but continued her lifelong vocation as a farmer on her beloved Harper Gap and Allegheny Mountain farms.

Carole served as Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Allegheny Bancshares, as well as having served on the Board of Directors for Pendleton Community Bank since 1990. She was Secretary and Treasurer of the Board of Directors of Mutual Protective Association of WV. She was treasurer of the Thorn Spring Park Association and was elected Pendleton County Commissioner in 2018. As Commissioner representative she also served on the Eastern WV Community Action Board as secretary and treasurer, WV Workforce Investment Board and the Regional Broadband Council, among others. She served on the Board of the Pendleton County Convention and Visitors Bureau, was President of the Pendleton Manor Auxiliary and participated in the local Salvation Army Chapter and Franklin Beautification Fund.

She had previously served on the Board of Directors for the Eastern WV Community & Technical College and the Pendleton County Democratic Executive Committee, as well as having participated in various service organizations, including Pendleton County Committee for the Arts, Potomac Highlands Wounded Warrior Outreach, Pendleton County Chamber of Commerce and the Potomac Highlands Recreation Center. She also previously served as Recorder for Franklin Town Council.

A member of the Pendleton County Farm Bureau, Carole was awarded the Farm Bureau Service Award in 2019.

She was a member of both High Rock UMC and Walnut Street UMC, where she served as financial secretary.

Carole is survived by her daughter, Heidi Hartman & husband Jonathan Diaz, along with grand-dog Yogi, of Charlotte, NC, a sister, Ann Bennett (Jack) of Seneca Rocks, other nieces, nephews and cousins and a host of friends.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Carrie Hedrick Bennett of Columbia, MD, two brothers, Harman Hedrick and Harlan Hedrick, both of Seneca Rocks, and the father of her daughter, William "Bill" Hartman of Franklin.

Carole was an active and integral part of her community. She never failed to help a friend or stranger and will be missed by many. In her memory, she requests that each of us practice acts of kindness and generosity toward one another. Carole's final act of service was her donation to the Human Gift Registry at the WV School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg, WV.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Basagic Funeral Home in Franklin, WV on Friday, April 8 at 2 pm. A private inurnment will be held at North Fork Memorial Cemetery on a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Pendleton Manor, PO Box 700 Franklin, WV 26807 or the charity of one's choosing.

Honorary Pallbearers ~ Jonathan Diaz, Todd Hartman, William Loving, Jr., James Cookman, Art Meadows, Gene McConnell, Danny Wilburn, and Rick Gillespie