BEDFORD DAILY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1948 THOMAS HODGES TAKEN BY DEATH Thomas Hodges, 80 years old, retired quarry worker, died at 10:10 o'clock this forenoon at the family residence, 1718 G street following an illness of five years. He was the son of Matthew and Malinda Hodges and was born in Lawrence county March 3, 1868. He married Nora Brinegar in 1892, who survives. Other survivors are a son, Melvin Hodges, and a daughter, Mrs. Dora Tuddy, both of Bedford; eight grandchildren and a brother, Frank Hodges, of Stonington, Illinois. Mr. Hodges was a member of the Fourteenth Street Pentecost Church. The body was prepared for burial at the Day & Carter Mortuary. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Interment will be in the Judah Cemetery. MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1948 RITES HELD FOR THOMAS HODGES Funeral services for Thomas Hodges, who died at 10:10 a. m. April 22 at the family residence, 1718 G street, were conducted from the Fourteenth Street Pentecost Church, of which he was a member, with the pastor, Rev. J. L. Sipes in charge. Mrs. Paul Tidd, Miss Pearl White and Opal Pace sang "Under His Special Care", "When Jesus Beckons Me Home", and "My Last Move," to piano accompaniments played by Mrs. Glenn Craig. Flower bearers were Misses Ruth Collier, Rebecca Lake, Loberta Tidd, Mary Tidd and Helen Margaret Pace. Otis Nicholson, Howard, Otis, Vern and John Hodges and Cletus Robbins were pall bearers. Interment was in the Judah Cemetery in Marshall township.