Born in Chesterfield, Jay returned home in 2017 after more than a decade in London. He passed away at home, aged 44. For 28 of those years, he worked as a musician and guitar teacher. In quieter moments he enjoyed cooking and painting. Son of Glen and Caroline, Jay leaves his sister Ceri, brother-in-law Lee, niece Ruby and nephew Max. Read more at tinyurl.com/Jamie-Ledger.placeholder image
Born in Chesterfield, Jay returned home in 2017 after more than a decade in London. He passed away at home, aged 44. For 28 of those years, he worked as a musician and guitar teacher. In quieter moments he enjoyed cooking and painting. Son of Glen and Caroline, Jay leaves his sister Ceri, brother-in-law Lee, niece Ruby and nephew Max. Read more at tinyurl.com/Jamie-Ledger.

Faces to remember: the lost loved ones among Derbyshire Times death notices this week

By Ed Dingwall
Published 31st Jul 2026, 15:55 GMT

Every day, Derbyshire residents say their final farewells to family members, friends, colleagues, neighbours and many other characters who have played a unique part in local life.

Some may be more well known than others, but all had a place in someone’s heart and in our communities.

Here we make space to recognise those whose deaths have been announced in the pages of the Derbyshire Times this week.

For more details on how they will be remembered, including funeral arrangements, and how to leave your own tributes, go to legacy.com/uk/obituaries/derbyshiretimes-uk/browse.

Born in Chesterfield and a resident for 28 years, Hedley later settled in Rugby. He passed away at University Hospital Coventry, aged 96. Serving as an RAF wireless engineer just after the Second World War, he returned home to be a wages clerk at Renishaw Colliery, then forged a career in the the coal business with Stephenson Clarke, the Maurice James Group, and finally as director of Rugby Paper Sacks. A keen youth footballer, he was a lifelong fan of Chesterfield FC and Derbyshire CCC, and competed at golf and snooker. Predeceased by wife Violet, Hedley leaves children Ian, Elizabeth and John, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Read more at tinyurl.com/Hedley-Wilson.

17. Hedley Wilson, formerly of Chesterfield

Born in Chesterfield and a resident for 28 years, Hedley later settled in Rugby. He passed away at University Hospital Coventry, aged 96. Serving as an RAF wireless engineer just after the Second World War, he returned home to be a wages clerk at Renishaw Colliery, then forged a career in the the coal business with Stephenson Clarke, the Maurice James Group, and finally as director of Rugby Paper Sacks. A keen youth footballer, he was a lifelong fan of Chesterfield FC and Derbyshire CCC, and competed at golf and snooker. Predeceased by wife Violet, Hedley leaves children Ian, Elizabeth and John, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Read more at tinyurl.com/Hedley-Wilson. Photo: Contributed

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