RICHFIELD SPRINGS Gregory L. Hext, age 74, passed away peacefully on Tuesday Evening February 12, 2019 in Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown. Greg was born on September 28, 1944 in Herkimer, a son to the late Gerald and Florence Price Hext. He was raised in educated in Richfield Springs. After high school he served our country in the United States Navy during Vietnam. On June 25, 1966 he married the former Marilyn Pierson in St. Johns Episcopal Church, Richfield Springs, a blessed union of fifty two years. He was a machine operator for many years at Remington Arms in Ilion. Greg was a member of the Son of the American Legion, Richfield Springs; he was the President of the Schuyler Lake Cemetery Board. He truly loved the outdoors, during the summer he would enjoy a round or two of golf, but the best time for him was deer season. Always ready in the woods with his trusty .270. Greg will always be remembered as a kind man with a great sense of humor, he always had a joke that would brighten your day. A friend too many and he will never be forgotten. Besides his wife Marilyn he survived by his daughter Laurie Hext of Richfield Springs, his adopted son Ashley Ross Matteson and his wife Sandy of Sierra Vista, AZ, his adopted daughter Helene Ejdestam and her Husband Lars Erickson of Sweden, a brother Gerald Hext, Jr. and his wife Sharon of Maine, four sisters Sue Winne of Schuyler Lake, Penny VandenBurgh and her husband George of Myrtle Beach, SC, Starr Madaras of Schuyler Lake, Florence Thompson and her husband Richard of Mississippi, his other adopted family members, Bill and Hidie Stetson and family, as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by a brother James Hext. A funeral service will be held on Saturday at 3:00 pm in the Church of Latter Day Saints, 317 Gros Blvd., Herkimer, with President Sean Davis to officiate. The family kindly asks in lieu of flowers to please consider donations to the American Heart Association, envelopes will be available at the church. Funeral arrangements are with the J. Seaton McGrath Funeral Home, 40 West James Street, Richfield Springs. Funeral Service Church of Latter Day Saints Saturday, February 16, 2019 03:00 PM 317 Gros Boulevard Herkimer, NY 13350-1117