Mildred Arlene Hodges' Obituary
Mildred Arlene Hodges, 78, passed away August 9, 2016. She was born August 30, 1937 in Tampa, Florida to the late Curtis and Catherine (Clark) Hamilton. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Stanford Leo Hodges; sister, Betty Bowe; and son-in-law, Peter Paularinne.
Arlene was a lifelong resident of Tampa and a member of Riverdale Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening and spending time with her family.
Left to cherish her memory are her children, Mark Hodges of Tampa; Cathy Paularinne of Temple Terrace; Danny Hodges and his wife Debbie of Temple Terrace; Ted Hodges of Temple Terrace; Nathan Hodges and his wife Robin of Brooksville; Jerry Hodges of Temple Terrace; Amy Dion and her husband Jason of Lutz; Marilyn Burgess and her husband Len of Temple Terrace; and Sylvia Hodges of Seffner; brother, Curtis Hamilton, Jr. of Tampa; grandchildren, Heather, Ashley, Valerie, Devin, Austin, Kimberlee, Krista, Katelyn, Amy Lyn, Jeremy, Lauren, Nick, Emily, Troy, Jenna, Lindsay, Bryce, Ashten, Kaiya and Chloe; great grandchildren, Jeremi, Nolan, Cayden, Kenzie, Kaleb, Connor, Hendrix and Violet; great great grandchildren, Kylie and Kammi.
There will be a visitation on Saturday, August 13, 2016 from 9:30 to 10:30 AM at Fellowship Baptist Church, 13515 US Highway 301, Thonotosassa, Florida 33592. Funeral will begin at 10:30 am followed by interment at Sunset Memory Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to Riverdale Baptist Church in care of the Peter Paularinne Family Life Center at www.riverdalebaptistchurch.com. Memories and condolences may be made online at www.sunset-fh.com.
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