Roger Hector Hewlett, 93, of Madisonville, KY, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at the Joseph Eddie Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center in Hanson, KY.

He was born on October 3, 1932, in Hanson, KY, to the late Vera Crowley Hewlett and Thomas "T.D." Dewitt Hewlett. He was a proud veteran during the Korean conflict of the United States Air Force where he served as a cryptographer. He was a 1951 graduate of Madisonville High School and earned his Bachelor of Science Business degree from Murray State University. Roger retired from Kentucky Utilities. He was a member of the Kiwanis and was a Kentucky Colonel. He loved history, visiting the elderly and the sick, and playing bingo at the veterans' center. Roger was an active member of First Baptist Church in Madisonville where he served as a deacon and a Sunday school teacher.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Barbara Collins Hewlett; brothers, Thomas "Tom" Dewitt Hewlett, Jr. and Lemual "Lemmie" Edward Hewlett; and his sister, Gladys Hewlett Kelley.

His survivors include his wife, Betty Hewlett of Madisonville; daughters, Laura (John) Hewlett Tichenor of Madisonville and Sara (Jim) Hewlett Dugan of Cincinnati, OH; stepdaughter, Leeann (Greg) Flener of Madisonville; stepson, Robert (Lois) Winsett of Albany, KY; grandchildren, Andrea (Jay) Reeves, Lauren (Ashley) Dugan, and Ryan Dugan, all of Cincinnati, OH, and Ellen (Logan Howe) Tichenor of Madisonville; four step-grandchildren, several great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 29, 2026, in the chapel of Harris Funeral Home with Chaplain Nick Duvall officiating. Burial to follow at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Madisonville. Military Honors will be conducted by the United States Air Force and the Hopkins County Honor Guard.

Visitation will be held from 12 p.m. until the funeral hour on Sunday at the funeral home.

Pallbearers are John Tichenor, Jim Touris, Jay Reeves, Ryan Dugan, Logan Howe, and Jeff Miller.

Memorial contributions may be made in Roger's memory to First Baptist Church Food Pantry, 246 North Main Street, Madisonville, KY, 42431 or to the Joseph Eddie Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center, c/o Activities Fund, 926 Veterans Drive, Hanson, KY 42413.

The family would like to thank the staff of the Joseph Eddie Ballard Western Kentucky Veterans Center for their care and compassion of Roger.