Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
DeathJul 30, 2007 [25570]
BurialMills Cemetery, County Road DD 448, Douglas County, Missouri [25570]
Father“Ed” Edmond D. HODGES (1880-1964)
MotherUgenia Eldora SUMMERS (1881-1965)
Spouses
Obituary Online notes for Doc Rolla Andrew Jackson HODGES
Rolla A. Hodges, the son of Edmond Hodges and Eugenia E. (Summers) Hodges was born December 14, 1921, in Douglas County, Missouri, and departed this life July 30, 2007, at the age of 85 years 7 months and 16 days. Rolla grew up and lived in Douglas County and later moved to Taney County. He graduated from Ava High School. Rolla served his country during World War II with the Army Air Corp as a B-l7 gunner. He was a dairy and beef farmer. Rolla attended the New Mansion Church. On May 17, 1947, Rolla and Ruth Marie Maggard were united in marriage in Brown Branch, Missouri. Rolla and Ruth were blessed with three children. Rolla loved fishing, horses, telling stories, gardening, attending sale barn auctions, visiting with friends and being with his grandchildren and family. Rolla was preceded in death by his parents and 11 brothers and sisters. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Marie, Bradleyville, Mo.; three children, Patsy Horner, Forsyth, Mo., Roger Hodges and wife, Dede, Bradleyville, Mo., Vicki Clark and husband, Ray, Aurora, Mo., seven grandchildren, Ritchie, Summer, Brad, Melanie, Darren, Bridgette and Jarred, who is serving a third tour with the Marines in Iraq at this time; five great grandchildren, Dustin, Alex, Sydney, Hailey, Olivia and two on the way; and many other relatives and friends. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, August 2, 2007, in the New Mansion Church at Bradleyville, Mo., with the Rev. Jeff Marsh and Rev. Bill Austin officiating. Interment will follow in the Mills Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation will be this evening from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home in Ava. Memorials may be made to Gideons International or Mills Cemetery. Online condolences may be made to www.clinkingbeard funeralhome.com. [25570]
Obituary Online notes for Ruth Marie (Spouse 1)
Ruth M. Hodges, 87, of Bradleyville died Thursday, January 26, 2017 in Aurora, MO. Visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00 AM Monday, January 30 in the New Mansion General Baptist Church in Bradleyville. The funeral is at 11:00 AM in the church with Pastors Jeff Marsh and Jeff D. Marsh officiating. Burial will be in the Mills Cemetery, Bradleyville.
Ruth Marie Hodges was born Friday, May 24, 1929 in Bradleyville to William Lewis and Lola Mae (Combs) Maggard. She grew up in Bradleyville and graduated from high school in the class of 1947. One week after graduation, May 17, 1947, she married Rolla Hodges in Brown Branch. They had met at a tent revival in 1946.Together they made their home on a farm in Bradleyville raising chickens, hogs and milk cows. Rolla sold eggs, milk and feeder pigs. For twenty-two years Ruth worked from her home tying Roadrunner Fishing Lures. By working from home she was able to be near her children, grandchildren and parents. Rolla died in 2007.
Ruth enjoyed sewing, working with flowers, reading craft magazines, reading her Bible and attending Sunday school at New Mansion General Baptist Church. She was a very ‘level-headed’ lady that was easy going, loving and cared deeply for her children, grandchildren and friends.
She is survived by one son, Roger Dean Hodges and wife, Delores of Bradleyville; two daughters, Patsy Horner of Forsyth, Vicki Clark and husband Ray of Aurora, MO; a brother, Robert L. Maggard and wife, Arlena of Halltown, MO; seven grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Rolla and one sister, Juanita Whitaker.
Memorials in memory of Ruth M. Hodges may be made to the New Mansion General Baptist Church, 887 State Hwy DD, Bradleyville, MO 65614
Arrangements are under the direction of the Kissee-Schofield-Eakins Funeral Home, Forsyth,
MO.
Ruth Marie Hodges was born Friday, May 24, 1929 in Bradleyville to William Lewis and Lola Mae (Combs) Maggard. She grew up in Bradleyville and graduated from high school in the class of 1947. One week after graduation, May 17, 1947, she married Rolla Hodges in Brown Branch. They had met at a tent revival in 1946.Together they made their home on a farm in Bradleyville raising chickens, hogs and milk cows. Rolla sold eggs, milk and feeder pigs. For twenty-two years Ruth worked from her home tying Roadrunner Fishing Lures. By working from home she was able to be near her children, grandchildren and parents. Rolla died in 2007.
Ruth enjoyed sewing, working with flowers, reading craft magazines, reading her Bible and attending Sunday school at New Mansion General Baptist Church. She was a very ‘level-headed’ lady that was easy going, loving and cared deeply for her children, grandchildren and friends.
She is survived by one son, Roger Dean Hodges and wife, Delores of Bradleyville; two daughters, Patsy Horner of Forsyth, Vicki Clark and husband Ray of Aurora, MO; a brother, Robert L. Maggard and wife, Arlena of Halltown, MO; seven grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Rolla and one sister, Juanita Whitaker.
Memorials in memory of Ruth M. Hodges may be made to the New Mansion General Baptist Church, 887 State Hwy DD, Bradleyville, MO 65614
Arrangements are under the direction of the Kissee-Schofield-Eakins Funeral Home, Forsyth,
MO.