| Location | Portland In |
| Age | 74 years |
| Cause of Death | Heart Attack |
| Date of Birth | 10/06/1932 |
| Date of Death | 04/01/2007 |
| Visitors | 1,916 since 03/12/2008 |
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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
☆•☆ A MESSAGE FROM YOUR ANGEL ☆•☆
♥ I'd Rather See You Smiling ♥
( Alan Pemberton)
You must not think that I have gone
Please don't grieve or pine
I'd rather see you smiling
Laughing - working - looking fine
Death is an exciting key
Which opens many doors
It leads us into other worlds
Quite similar to yours
Life is not an accident
Death is not the end
God designed a mystery
Life and death do blend
So do not think that I have gone
Please don't brood or pine
I'd rather see you smiling
Laughing - working - looking fine
☆•☆ A TENDER REPLY ☆•☆
♥ I Promise ♥
(Author Unknown)
I promise I won't cry forever
But I need to just today.
I promise I will remember
How to live and how to play.
I promise that I'll dry my tears
When the heartache goes away.
I promise that it won't take years
But I need another day.
I promise that I'll live my life
As you would want me to.
I promise when I'm facing strife
I'll face it straight and true.
I promise I will endeavour
To do the best I can each day.
I promise I won't cry forever
But I need to just today.
☆ ♥ 30TH JUNE. 2009. ☆ ♥
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LOVE JUDE. X X
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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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***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
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
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
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
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
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
♥═══♥ 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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