Golda Hodges

Golda Vivian Hodges, 68, of Stanton, Michigan, formerly of Tompkinsville, Kentucky, died Friday, February 17, 2006 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital - Livingston Campus, in Howell, Michigan of natural causes after battling a serious illness for several years. The daughter of Dewey Frank Froedge and Ella Mae (Kerr) Froedge, she was born October 23, 1937 in Tompkinsville, Kentucky. A native of Monroe County, she was a former seamstress at Key Manufacturing, a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church. Mrs. Hodges was preceded in death by her father; a brother, Mitchel Dale Froedge; and a daughter, Vita Jane Hodges. Survivors include her mother, Ella Mae Froedge of Hopkinsville; a daughter, Judy Melissa & Tom Melton of Michigan, a son, Kenneth Gregory Hodges of Kentucky; two sisters, Betty Sue & Isaac Butler of Glasgow, Ky. and Ella Freda & Jim Williams of Cynthiana, Ky.; two aunts, Delma Froedge Proffitt of Tompkinsville, Ky., and Christene Kerr Gary of Indianapolis, Ind.; two grandchildren Jason Lee Hodges of Noblesville, Ind., and Jamie Beth Hodges of Columbus, Ind.; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 25, 2006 at the YokleyTrible Funeral Home, Tompkinsville, Kentucky, with interment following at Mount Gilead Cemetery. Visitation is Thursday evening from 6-9 p.m. and all day Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, family requests memorial contributions in Goldas name be made to the American Heart Association. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Golda Hodges, please visit our flower store.