Rebecca (Becky) Ann Hadley
September 11, 1959 - February 20, 2026
Becky Hadley, 66, of Lodi, California, died in Sacramento, California on February 20th. Known for her warm hugs, warm cookies, and warm laughter, Becky leaves behind a legacy of always knowing exactly how to make people feel loved.
She was born in Idaho Falls in 1959 to Richard and Gloria Davis. Richard taught Becky the value of working with your hands, and Gloria gave her the love of baking and quilting. Becky was the youngest of six children, the true baby of the family born quite a few years after her next oldest sibling. As a kid, Becky would spend so much time swimming in the family pool when the family moved to Las Vegas, that her hair would turn green from the chlorine. In school Becky loved her English classes, especially AP Literature class where they often met at the home of their teacher for study groups and meals. She also enjoyed and excelled in her Speech & Debate classes.
Becky married Tom Hadley on March 24th, 1979 in the Oakland Temple. Two months after they shared their first kiss at Fargos Nightclub/pizza place in Mountain View, Tom would write in a letter attached to a bouquet of flowers, that he knew they could make “beautiful music (or disco music) together forever.” And they made beautiful/disco music together for the next 47 years. Tom and Becky had four children, Kyle (45 years old), Travis (43 years old), Jackson, (40 years old) and Carly (35 years old). They raised their family in Woodland, Ca, where they lived until 2010.
While she loved reading, baking, and sewing, Becky’s favorite role was that of grandma. She treasured her time with her grandkids and loved being Grandma. Every year on the fourth of July, she found a way to get all of the grandkids matching and fun outfits in a way to honor her mother Gloria who was born on July Fourth, but the true peak of her Grandmahood was the series of Children’s stories she made called The Cousin Adventures which included all of the grandkids as characters. When another grandkid arrived, they were added into these books of the grandkids saving the world together, and still getting home in time for dinner.
Becky was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, devoting her time and energy to living the gospel and being a welcoming and warm member of the church for people of all ages.
Becky will always be remembered for her incredible cookies and the way that she always moved when a good song came on, and she always knew the good songs. She will be remembered for livening up her book clubs, collecting wayward teens who would just show up at her house for cookies and warm conversation, and for always having a book.
Becky was preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Gloria and is survived by her siblings, Richard, Sue, Marcia, Kay, and Melissa; her husband Tom; her children, Kyle, Travis and his wife Jamie, Jackson and his wife Mallory, and Carly, and her husband Tuomas; her grandchildren, Kate, Juliet, Emma, Jett, Isaiah, Parker, Ace Rock, Katherine, and Aero. She is also survived by dozens of nieces and nephews.
Becky’s funeral service will be held Monday, March 2nd at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 1510 W Century Blvd, Lodi, CA 95242 at 11am. A family-attended burial service will happen at a later date.
Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Hadley family.
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