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Submitted: 6/22/22 • Approved: 6/22/22 • Last Updated: 6/25/22 • R520938-G0-S3
1873-1953
*Photo, courtesy of Mary (Coggin) Russell
*Obituary
Funeral Services Held Saturday For Ex-Rancher Charles Hodges
Funeral services for Charles Hodges, a retired farmer and rancher, were held Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the First Baptist church, of which he was a member. Rev. Howard Scott conducted the services.
Hodges died Thursday morning in Deaf Smith County hospital after an illness of about two years. He was 80 years old.
Burial was in West Park Cemetery under the direction of Gililland Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers were Roy M. Sheppard, Harry Lomas, Jack Brown, C.C. Rockwell, Otto Massey, and Roy Jowell.
Born in Grayson County
Hodges was born April 3, 1873, in Grayson County, Texas. He married Ollie Higgins January 10, 1897 at Dexter, Texas. They came to Deaf Smith County in 1898 from Gordonville.
Survivors include his wife, two sons, R.L. Hodges of St. Louis, Mo.; and S.L. Hodges of Hereford; a daughter, Mrs. Dick Newton of Joplin, Mo.; two brothers, Jim Hodges of San Fernando, Calif.; and Sam Hodges of Shawnee, Okla.; one sister, Mrs. Sina McAdams of Whitesboro; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
(Published in The Sunday Brand, Vol. 6 - Number 9, Hereford, Texas, Sunday, August 23, 1953, Page 1)
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Charley Hodges
Race: White
Birth Date: 3 Apr 1873
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Residence Place: Deaf Smith County, Texas, USA
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Gray
Eye Color: Blue
Spouse: Ollie Hodges
Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Charles G. Hodges
Death Date: 20 Aug 1953
Death County: Deaf Smith
Certificate: 40405
Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Charlie G Hodges
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 80
Birth Date: 3 Apr 1873
Birth Place: Texas
Residence: Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
Death Date: 20 Aug 1953
Death Place: Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
Father: William Hodges
Mother: Annie Savage
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Charlie Hodges
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 3 Apr 1873
Birth Place: Grayson Coun, Texas
Father: William Hodges
Mother: Annie Savage
Notes: Jun 1939: Name listed as CHARLIE HODGES
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