John Ireland Hodges Sr., age 96, died Feb. 19, 2016. He was born Nov. 21, 1919, in Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. His family moved to Seattle in 1931 where he attended grade school, high school and the University of Washington. He served four years in the U.S. Army during World War II and participated in the landing at Omaha Beach. The French Government recognized his service with the “Legion of Honor” award. He was a civil servant as a fisheries biologist in Oregon and Washington, D.C. He was predeceased by his wife, Marian Elliott Hodges. He is survived by his sister, Marjorie Stensrud; daughter, Shirley Costley; son, John Hodges; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grand-children.
Published by The Oregonian from Feb. 23 to Feb. 28, 2016.
Obituary at https://obits.oregonlive.com/us/obituaries/oregon/name/john-hodges-obituary?id=21361130
Lineage: John Ireland Hodges Sr.(7), Warren Hampton Hodges II(6), Elizabeth Columbia Ireland(5), John Hadden Ireland(4), Sarah Jackson(3), John Jackson Jr. (and first wife Rebecca Haddan)(2), John Jackson Sr.(1)
Submited by Nancy Jackson
Note: Hadden is spelled both ways in the records.