Obit., mid-Missouri newspaper - 1973: " Maries Circuit Clerk Dies at Hospital" " Frank L. Hodge, 74, Vienna, died Friday at a Jefferson City Hospital. he was circuit clerk and recorder of Maries County. He was born Sept. 7, 1889 in Vichy, the son of William Lee and Sylvia Light Hodge. His wife, Almeta Hodge, died in April 1941. Mr. Hodge attended schools in Maries County and St. James. He also attended Lincoln University and the University of Missouri in Columbia. Mr. Hodge was a teacher until 1943 when he became superintendent of schools for Maries County. In 1966 he was elected circuit clerk and recorder for Maries County, a post he held until his death. Mr. Hodge was also a member of the Vienna Masonic Lodge. Survivors include: two sons, James Hodge, Mesa, Arizona; and William Hodge, Vienna; three brothers, John Hodge and Austin Hodge, both of Rolla; and Robert Hodge, Detroit, Mich.; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Spencer, St. Louis, and Mrs. Ann Penney, state of Florida; and nine grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday at the Vienna United Methodist Church with the Rev. Carl Baldwin officiating. Burial was in the Macedonia Cemetery, Rolla."