Louise Hodges
Louise Hodges

Obituary of Louise L. Hodges

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Mrs. Louise Lyons Hodges, age 86, of Castle Ford Road, Boone, died Thursday evening January 21, 2010 at Watauga Medical Center. Born February 7, 1923 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late Leslie and Falie Lewis Lyons. Mrs. Hodges was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church. She along with her husband Charles owned and operated the Watauga Abattoir for a number of years. Surviving are one son; Leon Hodges and wife Mary of Boone, and one sister; Iva Lee Wilson of Matthews. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Charles M. Hodges. Funeral services for Mrs. Louise Lyons Hodges will be conducted Monday morning at 11 o'clock at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home Chapel. Officiating will be Pastor Ron Bowie and Pastor Doug Cheshier. Burial will follow at Mount Lawn Memorial Park & Gardens. The family will receive friends Monday morning prior to the service from 10 o'clock until 11 o'clock at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 663 Howard Street, Boone, NC 28607 or to Samaritans Purse, PO Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607. Online condolences may be sent to the Hodges family at austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com. Austin & Barnes Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Hodges family.