Ralph Kenneth Hodge^[1]

1916 - 2012  (95 years)

• Name	Ralph Kenneth Hodge
  Born	10 May 1916	Jefferson County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 2, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	10 Mar 2012  [3]
  Buried	13 Mar 2012	Eastview Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Strawberry Plains, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I176583	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	John Luther "Lute" Hodge,   b. Abt 1886, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 10 Mar 2010  (Age ~ 124 years)
  Mother	Sarah Maude Lawrence,   b. Abt 1890, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 10 Mar 2010  (Age ~ 120 years)
  Married	21 Nov 1909	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [4]
  Family ID	F73206	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Evelyn Pauline Rosenbaum,   b. 21 Sep 1926,   d. 24 Feb 2014  (Age 87 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1943	First Baptist Church, Rossville, Georgia   [5, 6]
  Children	+ 1. Steve Benson Hodge,   b. 8 Nov 1944, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Aug 1976  (Age 31 years) + 2. Ginger Darlene Hodge,   b. 14 Mar 1949,   d. 17 Mar 2013  (Age 64 years) + 3. Ralph Kenneth Hodge, Jr.,   b. Abt 1951,   d. 25 Oct 2012  (Age ~ 61 years) + 4. Pamela Cheri "Pam" Hodge,   b. 15 May 1952  (Age 72 years)   5. Pat Hodge   6. Beverly Hodge   7. Richard Hodge + 8. Terry Hodge
  Family ID	F66808	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 May 1916 - Jefferson County, Tennessee Buried - 13 Mar 2012 - Eastview Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Strawberry Plains, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 14 Jul 2001. William Hugh LaFollette obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Ralph Hodges Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 2, Jefferson, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 13 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1917 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0004 Family Number: 290 Sheet Number and Letter: 13B Line Number: 94 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2256 Film Number: 2341990 Digital Folder Number: 4548170 Image Number: 00773 Household Gender Age Parent Luther Hodges M 44 Parent Sarah M Hodges F 40 James C Hodges M 19 Noah A Hodges M 17 Ralph Hodges M 13 Hal Hodges M 11 Gladis Hodges F 9 Goldia Hodges F 5 [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 10 Mar 2012. Ralph Kenneth Hodge, Sr. May 10, 1916 - March 10, 2012 Resided In: Kodak Tennessee USA Visitation: March 12, 2012 Service: March 12, 2012 Cemetery: Eastview Memorial Park Ralph Kenneth Hodge, Sr, age 96 of Kodak, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2011. He was born May 10, 1916 in Jefferson County, TN. He was a member of Dumplin Baptist Church and a prominent Sevier County farmer. Mr Hodge was a grist mill operator for Dollywood for 10 years. He also worked at Crouch Florist, Brinks Dairy Equipment, Livonia Dairy and for his father at Dumplin Mill while growing up. He served in the Army during World War II and was a life member of the DAV Chapter 94 of Sevierville (former member or Chapter 24 in Knoxville), V.F.W. 5776 Sevier, American Legion 104 Sevierville, former Vice Commander of American Legion Post 186 of Kodak. Mr Hodge was also a former member of the Forty and Eight of Knoxville, TN He was preceded in death by his parents J. Lute and Maude Hodges; sister, Gladys Costner; brothers, Noah and Hal Hodge and Jim T. Hodges; son, Steve Hodge Survivors: Wife of 68 years: Evelyn Pauline Hodge Daughters and Sons-in-law: Beverly Parsons Mullins and husband, Bill, Ginger LaFollette Moore and husband, Mike, Patricia Jones and husband, John Paul, Pam Stoffle and husband, Ted. Sons: Richard, Ralph Jr, and Terry Hodge Sister: Golda Jones Several grandchildren and great grandchildren Beloved pet: BO-BO The family would like to give a special thanks to Dr. Burke and staff along with the nurses from Girling and Tennova Home Health Care. Funeral service 7 PM Monday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Kyle Cate, Rev. Ron Jones, Rev. John Paul Jones and Rev. Ted Stoffle, Jr officiating. Interment 12 PM Tuesday in Eastview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Monday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com) [S58] Marriage Certificate. name: Maude Lawrence also known as: suffix: event: Marriage event date: 21 Nov 1909 event place: Jefferson, Tennessee, United States gender: Female spouse: Luther Hodge spouse's also known as: spouse's prefix: spouse's suffix: page: 262 [S106] The Mountain Press, 27 Dec 2009. Hodge anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hodge Sr. of Kodak will celebrate their 66th wedding anniversary on Dec. 31, 2009. They will observe this occasion at home with their family. They were married on Dec. 31, 1943, at First Baptist Church in Rossville, Ga., with the Rev. H. B. Shivers officiating at the ceremony. Mrs. Hodge is the former Evelyn Rosenbaum, niece of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Glover of Knoxville, She was new to farm life when the couple married, having grown up in the city, She has been a full-time wife and mother to the couple's eight children. Mr. Hodge's parents were Mr. and Mrs. J. Lute Hodge of New Market. Having retired from Brinks Inc. and Crouch's Florist of Knoxville, he has been a full-time farmer. The couple's children are the late Steve Hodge, Beverly Parsons and Johnny of Barbourville, Ky.; Pat Jones and John Paul of Hendersonville, Tenn.; Ginger Moore and Michael, Pamela Stoffle and Ted, Richard, Ralph Jr. and Terry, all of Kodak. The couple has many grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. [S106] The Mountain Press, 1 Jan 2012. Ralph and Evelyn Hodge of Kodak celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary on Dec. 31, 2011. Evelyn Pauline Rosenbaum and Ralph Hodge are both retired. The couple has seven children.