Surnames: HODGES CARPENTER WILHELMSON SYTH

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Wis.) 06/10/1937

Hodges, Mary E. (19 Dec 1864 - Jun 1937)

Mrs. Will Syth received word last week of the death of Mrs. Mary E. (Carpenter) Hodges. The following was clipped from an Oregon paper:

"Mrs. Hodges was born at Neillsville, Clark County, Wis., Dec. 19, 1864 and passed away at 12:35 a.m. yesterday of a heart attack in a local hospital at the age of 72 years. Although she had been in failing health for several years she had been active until about two weeks ago; when she became ill with the attack that caused her death.

Mrs. Hodges was married to Fremont Hodges, who died here in 1924, in Greenwood, Wis., Oct. 1, 1882. They came to Newberg about 35 years ago. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hodges had resided her until their deaths.

Mrs. Hodges is survived by three sons, Elmer Hodges and George Hodges of Newberg, and Robert Hodges of Oakland, Cal.; one daughter, Mrs. Charles Wilhelmson of Newberg and one sister, Mrs. Ida O’Niel of Minneapolis.

Funeral services were held at the Hollingsworth Chapel with Rev. W. Lee Gray officiating. Burial was in the Friends’ Cemetery."