▰ Jerrell W Hodges
DiedDecember 14, … MoreInformation▰ Jeri Elaine Hodges
DiedDecember 08, … MoreInformationObituary: The school children of Texas and educational technology have lost a strong advocate. On , 8th, Jeri Elaine Hodges passed away after a long battle with Cancer. She was born 17, 1954, in El Dorado, Arkansas. She attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas and Texas Tech University where she graduated with a degree in education. She holds masters degrees from Texas Womans University and East Texas State University. Jeri began her career with the Dallas Independent School District as a special education early childhood teacher at W.W. Bushman Elementary School in Oak Cliff.
Jeri was then promoted to resource teacher and, at that time, realized very early on the potential for the utilization of computers in education. She then embarked on a 15-year career to integrate technology and the teaching capabilities utilizing computers into the entire education process throughout Texas.
In the early 1970s Jeri realized the potential for utilizing computers in the education of children. She began to formulate visions and initiatives, which integrated technology as a strong and limitless teaching tool. As she formulated those ideas, she began to rise through the ranks of the Dallas Independent School District to the point where she held the position of Executive Director of Instructional Technology from 1992-2000.
As the Education Technology Specialist, she designed a district-wide program for the integration of technology into special education classrooms. The program was recognized as a first recipient of the National School Boards Association Innovative Uses of Technology in Education award in 1990.
In 1986 she launched the Special Technology Advisory Committee, which was a one-of-a-kind initiative, which brought special educational personnel from various instruction disciplines to receive training in computer basics, utilization of software, and this program became an unprecedented element for teachers in the state of Texas.
Her journey in education moved to the Texas Education Agency as the Technology Consultant and Grand Administrator on projects such as the Technology Applications Teacher Network (TATN, 2000-2010), the Technology Immersion Pilot (TIP, 2002-2008) and Vision 2020 (2008-2010). She really loved this work and was a champion for technology grants in rural and disadvantaged districts. As an early visionary of educational technology she took tremendous pride in being present for
the rollout of laptop and technology grants. She would travel to the far reaches of Texas to make sure children were given every advantage. She would come home so fulfilled by the expressions of kids entrusted with their first computer. The visionary became witness to the vision.
As a lover of the outdoors, Jeri became very involved in the construction of the homestead family ranch in Palo Pinto , Texas, on the cliffs overlooking the Brazos River. Her greatest joy was spending time among the wildlife at the family ranch. She took a great interest in wildlife of all types, and was the founding secretary and organizer of the conservation movement that became the quail tech alliance through Texas Tech University. Her guidance and skill in providing the documentation for this program has added greatly to her legacy.
Jeri became an accomplished hunter and wing shooter and has become an accomplished pheasant hunter, the highlight of which is the annual to South Dakota with her husband. Jeri loved travel and the arts. She served for many years as a board member of the Equest Therapeutic Riding Program based in Dallas and contributed to its growth as an organization, promoting therapeutic riding for individuals of all disabilities.
The impact of her vision and accomplishments will be manifested in educational programs throughout the state of texas for generations to come. Her pioneering leadership with regard to the emersion of technology into the educational process has enabled school children throughout the state for multiple generations to benefit and have every advantage, whether from urban upbringings or the poorest school district. Hodges spearheaded initiatives to ensure that all children of Texas had opportunity to the finest technology available.
As a mother and new grandmother, Jeri was steadfast in her provision of limitless love and caring for her family. To her daughters, she served as guide, counselor and friend. She took great pride in the arrival of her first grandchild in of 2009. Abigail Elaine Berger became to true light of her life and the recipient of Jeris unending love and kindness. She was a truly remarkable woman who carried herself with a sort of strength that most can only aspire to possess.
Jeri is survived by her husband of 36 years, Charles M. Hodges, Dallas, two daughters, Courtney Lee Hodges, Dallas, and Christian Hodges Berger and husband Jonathan Berger, Dallas, and granddaughter Abigail Elaine Berger, Dallas, one sister Sherri Gill, Springvale, Minn., and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Shirley and Gerald Howell, Dallas.
Memorial Service will be held on , 12, 2011 at 3:00pm at University Park United Methodist Church located at 4024 Caruth Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75225.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Jeri Hodges Memorial Fund at American Bank of Texas, P.O. Box 1619, Frisco, Texas 75034. If you wish to make a donation, please specify if you would prefer your donation to go to the Jeri Hodges Wildlife Endowment at the of Agricultural and Natural Resources at Texas Tech University or the Jeri Hodges Technology in Education Scholarship at Region 10 Education Service .
▰ Jeremiah S Hodges
DiedJune 24, … MoreInformation▰ Jennica Valaria Hodges
DiedNovember 29, … MoreInformation▰ Jeanette Hodges
DiedDecember 09, … MoreInformationObituary published: December 10, 1999 in "Tyler M-T"
▰ Jean Louise Hodges
DiedJune 26, … MoreInformation▰ Jean Hodges
DiedFebruary 02, … MoreInformationObituary: HODGES Jean Hodges, born 22, 1930 in Dallas to Roy and Ethel Taliaferro, took her last swing on 2, 2014 after many rounds of golf with her good friends. A believer in Jesus she never lost faith that she would be reunited with the love of her life since grade school, her husband of 56 years, Sam. Together they traveled the world from South America to Paris, France always enjoying the simplest pleasures in life. Jean and Sam lived in many South American countries before settling in San Antonio where she took up the sport of golf, becoming the whole in one recipient twice at Sontera Country Club. Jean hosted many charitable Golf Tournaments and raised money for the less privileged. Jean was quite adventurous and she never let a moment get by her as when she went sky diving when she turned 75, walked up the steps of the Eifel Tower in 2005, planted coconut trees in the forest to support hungry children and hiked the Texas Hill Country when she was 82. Jean leaves behind a son, Brad; grandchildren, Kyle, Kathryn, and Stephen; her dear friends Barbara and Gary Baker, Kyle Neumann and Lilly Lara and her cat Smoke. GRAVESIDE SERVICE
WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 26, 2014
9:30 A.M.
FORT SAM HOUSTON NATIONAL CEMETERY Rev. Joe Walts officiating.
▰ Jean R Hodges
DiedDecember 01, … MoreInformationFamily members and close friends:, Andrew T. Cummings ( Deceased ), Carey Cummings ( Deceased ), Lorena Skaggs ( Deceased ), Amanda ( Larry ) Sitka, Kevin Daniels ( Deceased ), Lorena Mcclelland Cummings ( Deceased ), Ruth Cummings ( Deceased ), Nadine Myers ( Deceased ), William Cummings ( Deceased ), Mrs. Hodges Also Leaves Eight Great-grandchildren To Cherish Her Memory., April ( Dr. Martin ) Klein, Lee R. Hodges ( Deceased ), Kirk ( Kathleen ) Daniels, L. Ray Hodges, Joseph Cummings ( Deceased ), Rebecca Ann ( Kyle ) Daniels, Clarice Childress ( Deceased ), Janice Markham
▰ Janet Louise (Schwab) Hodges
DiedFebruary 01, … MoreInformationObituary published: February 02, 2009 in "Omaha W-H (NE)"
▰ Janet Louise (Schwab) Hodges
DiedFebruary 04, … MoreInformationObituary published: February 05, 2009 in "Omaha W-H (NE)"
▰ Janet (Hall) Hodges
DiedJuly 13, … MoreInformationObituary published: July 14, 2005 in "Houston CC"
▰ James Urban "Jimmie" Hodges
DiedMay 26, … MoreInformationObituary published: May 27, 2011 in "Tyler M-T"
▰ James T "Jim" Hodges
DiedJanuary 01, … MoreInformationObituary published: January 02, 2003 in "Tyler M-T"
▰ James T "Jim" Hodges
DiedDecember 31, … MoreInformationObituary published: January 01, 2003 in "Tyler M-T"
▰ James Russell Hodges
DiedJuly 01, … MoreInformationObituary published: July 02, 2002 in "Beaumont Enterprise"
▰ James Ross Hodges
DiedDecember 31, … MoreInformationObituary published: January 01, 2007 in "Tyler M-T"
▰ James Harvy "Blackie" Hodges
DiedMay 24, … MoreInformationObituary published: May 25, 2004 in "Lampasas Dispatch"
▰ James Harvey Hodges
DiedMay 28, … MoreInformationObituary published: May 29, 2004 in "Gatesville Messenger"
▰ James Frederic "Fred" Hodges
DiedOctober 31, … MoreInformationObituary published: November 01, 1998 in "Durant D-D (OK)"
▰ James Frederic "Fred" Hodges
DiedOctober 28, … MoreInformationObituary published: October 29, 1998 in "Durant D-D (OK)"
▰ James C "Jim" Hodges
DiedJanuary 20, … MoreInformationObituary published: January 21, 1999 in "Tyler M-T"
▰ James U Hodges
DiedMay 26, … MoreInformation▰ James Allen Hodges
DiedJanuary 01, … MoreInformation▰ James William Hodges
DiedSeptember 09, … MoreInformation▰ James E Hodges
DiedJuly 09, … MoreInformationObituary: James was born on 10, 1920 and passed away on , 9, 2015. James was a resident of Greenwood, Texas at the time of passing. James was married to Cora.
▰ James Hodges
DiedNovember 24, … MoreInformation▰ James U Hodges
DiedMay 26, … MoreInformationObituary: James Urban "Jimmie" Hodges
James Urban "Jimmie" Hodges, 91, passed away May 26, 2011, at Renaissance Villa in Rockdale. Born Dec. 19, 1919, to C.M. and Roberta Dunavant Hodges in Kinta, Okla., he moved with his family to Arp in 1930. On 15, 1939, he graduated and received special academic honors in accounting from Tyler Commercial .
He volunteered for military service Nov. 9, 1942, and served in the 302nd Airdrome Squadron of the 9th Air Force as an airplane mechanic in the European Theater of Operations in World War II.
Soon after his return from France, he married Bobbie Keosoff, the mother of his two children. He worked as an accountant and continued his education. In 1966 he became a journeyman pipe and instrument fitter and later relocated from East Texas to Washington state. Following a divorce, he married Margaret Spaulding in Bellingham, Wash., Jan. 15, 1972. Retirement brought him back to the Tyler area of East Texas, and with the death of Margaret in 2002 he moved to Rockdale to be near family.
A true introvert, he will be remembered for his quick wit and quiet manner.
The youngest of 13 children, he was preceded in death by his parents and siblings.
He is survived by his son, James R. Hodges and wife Leesa of Bryan; daughter, Annette Stone and husband Frankie of Rockdale; granddaughters, Amie King and husband Matt of Pflugerville, Ashley Sparkman and husband Kyle of Amarillo, Kendall Hay and husband Andrew of St. Andrews, Scotland, and Caitlin Hodges of Washington, D.C. Also, great-grandchildren, Marillah and Edward King, John Kyle, Reagan, Blythe and Cannon Sparkman, and Amelie Hay.
Numerous nieces and nephews survive him as well as stepchildren, John Haakonson and wife Jeannette of Allyn, Wash., and Anna Langston and husband Bruce of Springhill, La.; and sister-in-law, Ellen Paravi of Los Gatos, Calif.
Specials thanks to his loving caregiver, Nancy Willis, and the caring staff of Renaissance Villa.
Cryptside service will be 10 a.m. at Tyler Memorial Park Field of Honor Mausoleum with Bro. Jack Chelf officiating.
Visitation will be 9 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers please consider memorials to The Salvation Army or a charity of your choice.
under the direction of Tyler Memorial - and Mausoleum, Tyler, TX.
▰ James William Hodges
DiedSeptember 09, … MoreInformationObituary: James William (Bill) Hodges went home to be with his Lord on , 9 after a very brief bout with cancer. Those who loved him will cherish the many happy memories he brought to their lives. Bill was born 20, 1913 in Beaumont, Texas to parents Dr. and Mrs. O.S. Hodges. He attended Beaumont schools and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Petroleum Production Engineering. He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon social fraternity and Ramshorn an honorary scholastic fraternity. Bill was an all-intra-mural football and baseball player and was a member of the championship volleyball team. His true love was golf, however, and he got his start by being tutored by his Beaumont High School classmate, Babe Didrickson, who became the female Athlete of the Century as Babe Zaharias. Through his 40s, Bill was a scratch golfer at the Beaumont Country Club. a particularly good drive, Babe would say, "Nice shot, son!" He worked his entire career with Sun Oil as a roustabout, roughneck, field engineer, field superintendent, chief petroleum engineer, assistant division operations superintendent, and assistant division manager. He was a registered Petroleum Engineer and member of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers and the American Petroleum Institute. He held several oilfield patents including the Hodges Multiple Completion Tool, and published many articles in engineering magazines and books. Suns merger with Sun-Ray DX in 1970, Bill moved to Dallas with his wife Arledge and served as Vice President and Director of Management Services. his retirement, he and Arledge lived on N. Versailles. He was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, Northwood Country Club and La Jolla Country Club. In 1984 he lost his beloved wife Arledge. Then, as fate would have it, he married Mimi Lay in 1986 after a wonderful and happy courtship. enjoyed a joyful and active marriage of 21 years until her death in 2007. Bill had a great reverence for God and a love for his family. He is survived by his son Bill, Jr. and his wife Colleen, and a daughter Susan, married to Julian Bushman of Beaumont ... Additionally, he was blessed with four granddaughters and eight great grandchildren, who called him GiGi. He asked to be honored through charitable donations to the homeless. His ashes will accompany those of his wife Arledge at Sparkman-Hillcrest. A memorial service is scheduled at 2:00PM on , 15, 2011 at the Sparkman-Hillcrest, Northwest Highway Chapel.
▰ James Merredith Hodges
DiedJuly 31, … MoreInformationFamily members and close friends:, Paul Hodges ( Deceased ), Cranford Hodges, James Is Also Survived By Four Grandchildren: Jeremy Holden, Beth Keller, T.j. Chaffee And Chris Hodges; And Seven Great-grandchildren: Jacob Keller, Jordan Keller, Colton Chaffee, Jackson Chaffee, Cameron Hodges, Brianna Holden, And Sophia Holden., Chris Hodges, Brenda Joyce Gibson ( Roland ), Elmo Hodges ( Deceased ), Kathryn Burns ( Deceased ), Cleo Harris ( Deceased ), Geneva Mae Riffle-hodges, Margaret Hodges ( Deceased ), Buel Hodges ( Deceased ), James Michael Hodges ( Kim ), Jarrel Hodges ( Deceased ), Bradley Hodges ( Deceased ), Virginia Lou Ashley, Kathy Louise Holden ( Randy ), Timothy Hodges, James And Nora ( Stephens ) Hodges ( Deceased ), Woodrow Hodges
▰ James Elbert Hodges
DiedJanuary 29, … MoreInformation▰ Jackson Riley Hodges
DiedDecember 17, … MoreInformationFamily members and close friends:, Vess Johnson, Pete Price
▰ Jackie Eugene Hodges
DiedDecember 06, … MoreInformation▰ Jackie Janell Hodges
DiedFebruary 07, … MoreInformationObituary: Jackie was born on 6, 1932 and passed away on , 7, 2015. Jackie was a resident of Denton, Texas at the time of passing. Jackie was married to Benny.
▰ Jackie Eugene Hodges
DiedDecember 06, … MoreInformationFamily members and close friends:, Vonda Davis - Rogers, Jo Jennings, Jo Jennings
▰ Jack Leslie "Jackie" Hodges
DiedDecember 28, … MoreInformationObituary published: December 29, 1998 in "Wichita Falls T-RN"
▰ Jack L Hodges
DiedAugust 16, … MoreInformationObituary published: August 17, 1997 in "San Angelo S-T"
▰ Jack Jr Hodges
DiedFebruary 06, … MoreInformationObituary published: February 07, 2001 in "Monitor"
▰ J W Hodges
DiedFebruary 20, … MoreInformationObituary published: February 21, 1999 in "Beaumont Enterprise"
▰ J W Hodges
DiedFebruary 23, … MoreInformationObituary published: February 24, 1999 in "J Newsboy"
▰ J W Hodges
DiedMarch 24, … MoreInformationObituary published: March 25, 2001 in "Baytown Sun"
▰ Iver Belle (Rogers) Hodges
DiedJanuary 19, … MoreInformationObituary published: January 20, 2003 in "Tyler M-T"
▰ Iva "Sis" (Ryan) Hodges
DiedApril 13, … MoreInformationObituary published: April 14, 2004 in "Lufkin DN"
▰ Iva "Sis" (Ryan) Hodges
DiedApril 13, … MoreInformationObituary published: April 14, 2004 in "Tyler M-T"
▰ Irene (Schnirch) Hodges
DiedFebruary 05, … MoreInformationObituary published: February 06, 2008 in "MorganCoP (MO)"
▰ Irene (Jones) Hodges
DiedOctober 24, … MoreInformationObituary published: October 25, 2000 in "Norfolk V-P (VA)"
▰ Inez Hodges
DiedJuly 14, … MoreInformationObituary published: July 15, 2000 in "Wichita Falls T-RN"
▰ Inez Hodges
DiedJuly 14, … MoreInformationObituary published: July 15, 2000 in "Abilene R-N"
▰ Inetta Mabel Hodges
DiedMay 01, … MoreInformationObituary published: May 02, 2001 in "Fbg Standard"
▰ Ima Hodges
DiedMarch 10, … MoreInformationObituary published: March 11, 2000 in "Odessa A"
▰ Ila Fay Wadkins Hodges
DiedDecember 27, … MoreInformation
