Champaign County OhArchives Obituaries.....Dredge, Jean (Pierce) February 8, 2005
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The Springfield News-Sun
DREDGE, Jean 87, of Springfield, Ohio died Tuesday February 8, 2005 in the 
Sterling House. She was born in Columbus, Ohio on May 14, 1917 the daughter of 
Glen S. and Jeanette (Snyder) Pierce. An active and involved supporter of her 
husband's tennis and dental activities, Jean Dredge was an accomplished woman 
in her own right. Mrs. Dredge became the first national field secretary for 
Delta Gamma sorority in the early 1940s, helping set up chapters around the 
United States, and after settling in Springfield, continued to advise the 
Wittenberg University chapter until about 1970. She was the first woman 
appointed to the Ohio State University Alumni Development Board in the 1950s, 
and was active in the American Association of University Women. Over several 
decades, she served as a member and chairperson for various committees in the 
Ohio Valley, Western (Midwest), and United States Tennis Associations. She was 
past president of the Women's Auxiliary of the Mad River Valley Dental 
Association. She taught a popular women's tennis class at the YMCA for several 
years in the 1970s. During World War II, Jean Dredge was a volunteer driver 
for the Columbus (Ohio) Red Cross. She belonged to the First United Church of 
Christ. Survivors include three children and spouses, Marilyn and Warren 
Clark, Columbus, Ohio, Greg and Debbie Dredge, Springfield, Ohio and Ron and 
Debby Dredge, Lima, Ohio; five grandchildren, Jenny, Brian and Sarah Dredge 
and Kelly and Scott Dredge. Preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Howard Z. 
Dredge in 2001 and a brother, Glen S. Friends may call in the CONROY FUNERAL 
HOME from 4-7 p.m. Thursday. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday 
in the funeral home with Rev. Dr. Dean Elam officiating. Burial in Oakdale 
Cemetery, Urbana, Ohio

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