Archie "Arkie" R. Hodges Obituary (1936

LEXINGTON- Archie "Arkie" R. Hodges, 84, of Lexington, passed away at 7:26 PM on Monday September 7 , 2020 at Carle Bromenn Medical Center in Normal. His memorial service will be at 2:30 PM on Saturday September 12, 2020 at Church of Christ Uniting in Lexington for close family and friends as we are limited to 50 persons inside of the building. Rev. Jan Proeber will officiate. Celebration of life will be from 1:00-2:30 PM before the service at church. Due to Covid-19, facemasks are required to be worn properly and social distancing is to be maintained by the guidelines. Burial of cremated remains will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Lexington following services with full military rites. Memorials can be made to Peace Meal, or to the Elmo F. Hill American Legion Post 291, which he was a long-time member of. Archie R. Hodges was born in Lexington on January 19, 1936, a son to Cecil and Helen Walker Hodges. He married Sharon Tuley in Stanford, Illinois on October 18, 1958. She preceded him in death in 2005. Surviving are his children, Arkie (Linda) Hodges, Brandon, Mississippi; Sheila (Rory Potter) Hodges, Lexington; siblings, Patricia (Garie) Pease, Lexington, E.J. Hodges, Lexington; ; sister-in law, Rena Hodges, Bloomington; 1 grandchild, Jacqueline (Amy) Potter-Giese, Bloomington; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother Gerald; sister-in-law, Bonnie Hodges; and 3 brothers in infancy. Archie served in the United States Coast Guard from 1957-1963. He was a self-employed carpenter in residential home construction for many years.