Obituaries: Tom Hodges, 1944, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: June 30, 1944 Winnfield News-American

Tom Hodges, 79, Dies At Home In Beulah Community

Had Been In Failing Health For Past Few Years

Funeral services for Tom Hodges, (Uncle Tom), 79, who died in the Beulah
Community were held Monday morning at 11:00 o'clock.  Bro. C. R. McCartney
conducted the last rites, which were held in charge of the Masonic Lodge.  He
was a Master Mason with membership in the Georgetown Lodge.

Mr. Hodges had been a Mason and member of the Baptist Church for many years. 
He was born in Claiborne Parish where he lived until grown.  From there he
went to Shreveport where he drove an old-time street car pulled by horses, for
eight years.

He spent the next two years farming in Texas.  Coming back to Louisiana he
farmed in the Beulah Community until his health failed him in the past few
years.  He was a true friend and was well known and loved by all who knew him.

On April 19, 1900 he married to Miss Emma Maxwell, who survives him.  Other
survivors are eight children, Miss Ida Hodges of Rochelle, Mrs. Pinkie Madden
who has been making her home with him since his illness, Mrs. Voorhies 
Gauthier of Bunkie, Miss Geraldine Hodges of Hinton, Tex., Miss Inez Hodges of
Washington, D. C., who is connected with the Communications Annex, and who
came by plane to attend the funeral, Dave Hodges of Conroe, Texas, Ray Hodges
of the Beulah Community, Jimmie Hodges, who is somewhere in England in the
Army, where he has been for a year.

One brother, Will Hodges, of Shelbyville, Texas; seven grandchildren, Imogene,
Charles Ray, Melba Lee, Joyce Lynn, and Baby Hodges of the Beulah Community,
and Bootsy and Linda Gauthier of Bunkie.

Out of town relatives attending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Will Hodges of
Shelbyville, Texas and a nephew, Dick Blackstock, of Center, Texas.