| Location | Portland In |
| Age | 74 years |
| Cause of Death | Heart Attack |
| Date of Birth | 10/06/1932 |
| Date of Death | 04/01/2007 |
| Visitors | 1,816 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
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
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♥═══♥ 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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HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMES XX
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Happy Heavenly Birthday Daddy,wish you were here,,we love and miss you,,have a good day in Heavens gardens.xxxx
Author unknown
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Heaven's gate swung gently open,
The Master called softly, "Come,"
And you, dear one, took the Master's hand,
And your work on earth was done.
We'll never cease to miss you,
And shed many silent tears,
Because we cannot share with you
Our hopes, our joys, our fears.
But one day, in God's garden,
When the Master calls us to come.
You'll be at the gates with open arms
And say to us, "Welcome Home!:xxxx
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Rest your weary head and drift off into dreams,
Frolic in the sunshine and bathe in God's moonbeams.
Use the stars as stepping-stones to take you to your peace,
The pain of life forgotten now you have found release.
Without rain a flower folds, the petals drop and die,
There was no way to save you, you couldn't even cry.
So we cry all the tears instead as we must let you go
To Heaven, and God's garden to blossom and to grow.
The little seed is planted, you'll be watered every day,
The angels will tend all your needs as in their arms you lay.
Your life will be amazing now and full of wondrous things,
Rest in peace, our dear, sweet Jim, go fly on angels wings.
(Author unknown)
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