Freda Cheryl Hedges Conrad, 54, of Madisonville KY went to her eternal home to join her other loved ones already there on June 11, 2022.

Freda was born on Friday, August 4,1967, in Augsburg, Germany to Clifford O'Neal and the late Shirley Ann Haley Hedges. Freda grew up as one of two biological children in her parents foster home assisting with over five hundred children as they fostered for forty years. Freda graduated from Madisonville North Hopkins High School in 1985. She completed her bachelor's in science receiving a teaching degree from Brescia College in 1989 and received her master's degree from Murray State University in 1993. Freda taught special education in both Hopkins County and Muhlenberg County schools. She received the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and was certified in 2000 with the Exceptional Needs Birth to Twenty-One Certified. Freda retired from teaching in May 2016. She was a member of Grapevine Missionary Baptist Church for thirty years and is currently a member of Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a music leader since April 2000. Freda enjoyed singing and released an album in April 2021 and enjoys cleaning cars for car shows. Her greatest joy and love are her children.

In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her brother, Donnie Wayne Woodall.

Survivors include her husband of twenty-nine years, Kirk Alan Conrad; father, Clifford O'Neal Hedges; daughters, twins, Courtney and Catherine Conrad, Channing Dee Conrad and Candace Gale Conrad; sons, Chaz Alan (Chelsea) Conrad and Cruiz Samuel Conrad; brothers, Cory Hedges, Cody Hedges, Shaun P. Thurby and Anthony Williams; and her sisters, Alice Wilson, Rita G. Hedges, Brittany Duncan and Millie Hedges.

The memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 1213 Rosecreek Rd., Madisonville, KY with Pastor Neil Kolodey and Bro. Shaun Thurby officiating. Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville was entrusted with care.

A visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until the service hour on Saturday at the church.