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     James Hodges was buried at Belcher Family Cemetery, Coaldale, Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ He was born on May 2, 1918 at Mayberry, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,3 He married Laula Amelia Hodges, daughter of Bennie Fox Hodges and Gracie Beatrice Stump, on August 31, 1968 at Tazewell, Tazewell Co., Virginia.¹ James Hodges died on March 31, 1974 at West Virginia at age 55.³

     Dorothy Thompson was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, 5001 Crackerville Road, Gregson, Silver Bow Co., Montana.^4,3 She was born on November 20, 1931 at Mayberry, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^5,3 As of August 30, 1949,her married name was Hodges.³ She married James William David Hodges, son of Bennie Fox Hodges and Gracie Beatrice Stump, on August 30, 1949 at Lashmeet, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^2,1,3 Dorothy Thompson died on August 9, 2003 at Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington, at age 71.^5,3 She Butte resident of 42 years Dorothy Hodges died Saturday in Spokane, Wash. Born Nov. 20, 1931, in Mayberry, W.V., to Charlie and Maggie Mae Thompson, Dorothy was raised and educated in West Virginia. She married James William David Hodges in Lashmeet, W.V., on Aug. 30, 1949, and they moved to Butte in 1962. Dorothy worked at Harrington's Cafe from 1965 until 1985. From there, she worked at the Pit Stop on Harrison Avenue, and in 1989 started working at Pork Chop John's in Uptown Butte. She retired after the death of her husband in 1998. A devoted wife and mother, Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, James; son, James Hodges; parents, Charlie and Maggie Mae Thompson; brothers and sister-in-law, Buster Thompson, Dale and Betty Thompson; sisters and brothers-in-law, Ruth and Jack King, Gerthie and Oscar Hagy, Clara and Jim Taylor, Ardith and Berton Hardy, Claudine and Bennie Clay and Shelby Mullins. Survivors include her children, Junior and Sue Hodges, Ann Hodges, Delsie and Bobby James, Carson and Lorraine Hodges, Alice Taylor; grandchildren, Laura and Renee Belmontez, Clarence and Shelby Whitworth, James Hayes, Billie and Joe Hennelly, Chasity and Jerred Hamburg, J. W. Hodges, Justin and Austin Taylor and Virginia Hodges; great-grandchildren, Kassandra and Alexis Whitworth, Isabella and Dominic Belmontez and Eternity Hamburg. Also surviving are her brother and sister-in-law Clinton and Rita Thompson, sister-in-law Lois, brother-in-law Thomas Mullins, special relative Versie Hall and countless friends and family, all of whom she adored. Visitation for Dorothy will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday in Wayrynen-Richards Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday in the funeral home with Pastor Carroll Walker officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park. on August 12, 2003.³