Ella Ridge Hodgins



This obituary was submitted by Dan Houser


Hodgins, Mrs Roy (Ella Ridge)
Died May 22, 1966, Sanford, Florida. (Crawford County Newspaper)
Born Alton, Crawford County, Indiana

Sanford, Fla. - Mrs Ella Ridge Hodgins, youngest daughter of William Wesley and Mary Ann Kemp Ridge, was born at Alton on October 20, 1893, and died at her home on May 22 at the age of 72. She had lived in Sanford the last 49 years.

She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star.

Survivors are her husband, Roy B. Hodgins; a daughter, Mrs Sam Alice Dunn, of Sanford, and sons, L.B. Hodgins, of St. Augustine, Fla., and Capt Paul Hodgins, of Albany, Ga.; seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

She was the last of a family of seven children.

Her parents, two sisters and four brothers preceded her in death. Mrs Hodgins was an Aunt of Ray Ridge and Mrs Edward Levell, of Curby.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday of last week at 3:30 p.m. at the Bresson Funeral Home. with the Rev Oliver Weise, of the Congregational Church, officiating. Burial was in Lakeview cemetery at Sanford.

Hodgins, Mrs Ella (Florida Newspaper)

Mrs Ella R. Hodgins, 72, of 2013 South Palmetto Avenue, died at 3:25 p.m. Sunday at her home.

Born Oct 20, 1893, in Alton, Ind., she had lived in Sanford for the past 49 years. She was a member of the Eastern Star, Sanford.

Survivors are her husband, L.B. Hodgins, of Sanford; three children, Mrs Sam Dunn, of Sanford; L.B. Hodgins Jr., of St. Augustine, and Capt Paul F. Hodgins, of Albany, Ga.; seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements will be announced pending arrival of relatives.

Brisson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

This obituary was submitted by Dan Houser