I last heard from Paul about 3 years ago, he was still in Texas at that point. He has put together a little on the Franklin Co., VA Hodges families. I had written him for more info, and he replied by saying he had become increasingly old and frail, and was concentrating only on his branch of the family for his children, and would be entertaining no more queries on unrelated Hodges. I don't know how sick he still is, or whether or not he's still actively researching. Since I work about 5 miles from where his son lives, I'll try sometime in the future to see what he knows. Tim -----Original Message----- From: Kenneth Hodge To: HODGES-L@rootsweb.com Sent: 6/28/99 4:11 AM Subject: Re: [HODGES-L] obit: Rheta Beth McCain Hodges Gerry, Is this Paul W. Hodges the one that used to do research under the name of Hodges Families Company (HFC)? The info seems to match. I thought they had moved to Michigan. Sorry to hear about his wife's passing. Ken in Orlando At 02:14 PM 06/27/1999 -0500, you wrote: >The following is copied from the Houston Chronicle dated >Sunday, June 27, 1999. > > HODGES >RHETA BETH McCain HODGES, 68, an accomplished artist who accompanied her husband Paul on assignments around the world during his career with the Central Intelligence Agency, died at the Stillwater, Oklahoma home of her daughter Sarah Smith on June 22, 1999. She had brain cancer. Mrs. Hodges was born in Nevada, Texas and grew up in Fairbanks, Texas where she graduated Salutatorian of her high school class. She and her husband Paul were married on February 9, 1950 in Maryland, and began a lifelong partnership of service to their country and dedication to their family. She accompanied her husband on tours in Germany, Taiwan, Vietnam and Ethiopia, and resided in Fairfax, VA between tours. They retired in 1976 and settled in Houston for a time before moving to Point Blank, TX., where Mrs. Hodges developed her artistic talents, specializing in oil painting. In addition to her husband, survivors included four children, Sarah Smith of Stillwater, OK, Rebecca White of Raleigh, NC! >, Kathryn Keifman and Paul Hodges, Jr. of Falls Church, VA; and a brother, John McCain of Houston, TX, seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service 10:00AM Monday, June 28, 1999 at Earthman Resthaven Chapel, 13102 North Freeway (hwy45), Houston, Texas 77060. > >Earthman Resthaven 281/443-0063 >13102 North Freeway >Houston, Texas > > Note: Point Blank, TX is a retirement community on the > Western shores of Lake Livingston in San Jacinto County. > Nevada is, I think, in Collin County (near Dallas). Fairbanks > is Harris County, NW of Houston. > >Gerry Hodges Hackley in Houston, TX > > >==== HODGES Mailing List ==== >Searchable Archives at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >Archives help at: http://www.shelby.net/shelby/jr/robertsn/rwsearch.htm >New threaded Archives at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > ==== HODGES Mailing List ==== Searchable Archives at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Archives help at: http://www.shelby.net/shelby/jr/robertsn/rwsearch.htm New threaded Archives at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/