James Hodge

1932 - 2007

Location	Portland In
Age	74 years
Cause of Death	Heart Attack
Date of Birth	10/06/1932
Date of Death	04/01/2007
Visitors	1,169 since 03/12/2008
Creator	Kathy Hall
Helpers	Nila Meehan

Jim Hodge was my daddy,
He was born James Aldean Hodge,To Mabel Hodge & Harold Gagle. His mother married shortly afterwards & his step-father Bill Denny adopted him & he became James Denny.He was his mothers only child , his mother died at the age of 21 when he was 3yrs. old.
Later his step-dad remarried & he was given to his grandmother who again adopted him again & he became James Hodge again. His mother had several brothers ( his uncles) ( I Knew two of them )which he was raised with and everyone thought they were his brothers.
His real father was already married at the time of his birth, and had another family.
I remember his father coming to our house.I also remember some of his fathers kids ( his half- brothers & sisters) visiting. He came across him again sometime when I was a teenager.
But my dad was the one who arranged the funeral for his Real father years later.And the only one of his kids that were there.
My Daddy & my mother mariied & had 3 daughters (including myself)& a son .(Their son proceeded him in death he was murdered in 1994.)

He later re-married and that wife passed away , leaving him 5 step-kids , who later went to live with their father.

He remarried again leaving behind , his natural children , His wife, 5 step-daughters & a step-son.which he raised.He also left behind several grandchilden & great grandchildren

We weren't very close he & my mother divorced when I was 12 or 13. (Maybe it's because he never really felt he had anybody)
Even though we weren't close,he was my daddy & I still loved him very much & it broke my heart to lose him forever. We missed alot of years together due to stupid stuff.
I did get to talk to him a few mos before he died I told him I Loved him & I was sorry for all the times we missed together. He told me he loved me too,
He was really a kind, gentle man, A good dad & a good husband to his wife.
Please make sure you tell your loved ones every day if possible that you love them, don't argue over stupid things , life is much to short.
Daddy I have always loved you & I miss you
Your Loving Daughter
Kathy

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☆ ♥ 30TH JUNE. 2009. ☆ ♥

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LOVE JUDE. X X
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Jude Swaddle
5 days ago

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The years will fall like autumn leaves upon his memory.
The touch of Time will ease the heartache, gently, tenderly...
It cannot always be like this; the agony will cease.
And I, resigned, shall find at last - my healing and my peace.
There comes a time when grief must end and sorrow pass away.
Never will he be forgotten - but there'll come a day -
when I shall remember him without a stab of pain -
happy in the secret knowledge that we'll meet again.

(Patience Strong)

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Melanie Doe
1 week ago

***As Time Goes By***

as time goes by the tears will dry
our memories of you will never die
They say you're in a higher place
peaceful and full of grace
forever young living a life of new
And as we try to understand
we`ll never see you again in a living land
and the family bond is a broken chain
when untill we meet again and the family
bond is once more whole again.

It hurt us the day you had to go
when god put his hand on your
shoulder and wispered your name low,
i see that you can hear me
so he said to you "follow me"
an angel took you by the hand
and walked you to the new land
as you were shown the way
for untill we meet again
we now know in the arms of god you
now for ever more lay
never to grow older in any way

rest in eternal peace and sleep in our
hearts our memories and thoughts
of you we will forever keep
your eyes now closed for rest
for the day you went god took you only to
show to us that heaven only takes the best
for they say
"when a bell rings an angel gets there wings"
when we look up at heaven above we know your
shining down on us with eternal love
as time goes by the tears will dry

Copyright @ lee thompson

Lee Thompson 2 weeks ago

We Can't Believe Your gone

Dad, our sadness knows no end;
We can’t believe you’re gone;
We’re grieving for you every day;
It’s hard to carry on.

You were always there to support and care,
When we needed a true friend,
How we’ll ever do without our dad,
We cannot comprehend.

You were our teacher and our guide,
Our dad, so good and strong;
Your example will sustain us now,
And last our whole lives long.

We’re trying to communicate;
We hope that you can hear;
Expressing what we feel for you,
Helps us feel you’re near.

Our memories of the times we had
Help the pain to go away.
But Dad, our lives won’t be the same;
We’ll miss you every day.

A part of us went with you;
You left a gap too big to fill;
You’re our father and our hero;
We love you and we always will.

By Joanna Fuchs

Robin Renee Franze (Step Family)
2 weeks ago

APoem For My StepFather

Although you are my step dad,
You're really so much more;
We get along so well;
We have great rapport.

You always listen to me;
I know you really care;
When I really need you
I know that you'll be there.

I'm learning really good things,
Just by watching you;
Thanks for being my step dad
And for being a good friend, too.

By Joanna Fuchs

Robin Renee Franze (Step Family)
2 weeks ago

HAPPY FATHERS DAY

HAPPY FATHERS DAY JAMES FOR THE WONDERFUL FATHER YOU WERE AND THE BEAUTIFUL ANGEL YOU ARE TODAY x x Thoughts with Nila and family x x

Denise Day 2 weeks ago

FATHERS DAY,,June 21,2009

HAPPY FATHERS DAY DADDY,,,wish I was good enough with words to write you a lovely poem,,but I'm not,,So I will just have to say,I love you and miss you,and I am ever so thankful that you are my Father. Rest in peace Daddy,untill we meet again remember you are forever loved,from your first born child,,Nila

Nila Meehan (Daughter)
2 weeks ago

FOR MY DAD XX

what can you say

to someone who has always been
one of the most essential parts of your world,
someone who took you by the hand
when you were little
and helped show you the way.....

what do you say to someone
who stood by to help you grow
providing love, strenght and support
so you could become the person you are today?

what can you say to let him know
that he was the best there is
and that you hope you've inherited
some of his wisdom and his strenght?

what words would you say
if you ever got the chance?

maybe you just say....

"I LOVE YOU DAD....."

and hope he understands
AUTHOR UNKNOWN XXXXXXX

Margaret X James Owens Daughter Xx
3 weeks ago

♥═══♥ Life is a Journey ♥═══♥

Birth is a beginning
and death a destination
And life is a journey:
From childhood to maturity
and youth to age;
From innocence to awareness
and ignorance to knowing;
From foolishness to desecration
and then perhaps to wisdom.
From weakness to strength or
from strength to weakness
and often back again;
From health to sickness
and we pray to health again.
From offence to forgiveness
from loneliness to love
from joy to gratitude
from pain to compassion
from grief to understanding
from fear to faith.
From defeat to defeat to defeat
until looking backwards or ahead
We see that victory lies not
at some high point along the way
but in having made the journey
step by step
a sacred pilgrimage.
Birth is a beginning
and death a destination
And life is a journey;
A sacred journey to life everlasting.

(Author Unknown)

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Melanie Doe
4 weeks ago

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMES XX

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