Charles Howard Hodge's Obituary
HODGE, CHARLES HOWARD passed away October 24, 2013 at the age of 84. He was born in the family home in Cleveland, Arkansas May 6, 1929 to Earl and Alene Holderfield Hodge. He graduated from Sunset High School in 1947 and Texas A&M in 1951 lettering in Football and a member of the Presidential Bowl winning team over Georgia. After graduation he taught math and coached at Midland High School, South Oak Cliff High School, Sarah Zumwalt, Rylie, and North Dallas High School. While at North Dallas High School he was featured with Mike Wallace on the TV program 60 minutes, highlighting the Saxon math method of incremental learning concepts. He later worked with Saxon Publishing promoting those ideas throughout the state of Texas. During retirement he travelled, golfed, fished, and attended his beloved Texas A&M athletic teams. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jewell Evelyn Burson Hodge; his brothers, Bill and Calvin Hodge; his sister, Betty Joe and her husband, LaVere Brooks. He is survived by his brother, Fred Hodge and wife, Esther; his sons, Chuck and wife, Lisa, Vernon and wife, Mary Jean, daughter, Nancy and husband, Jerry Johnson; his granddaughter, Christy, her daughter, Jewell, and husband, Dan McAninch; grandson, James and his wife, Lacy and daughter, Josie Johnson. Services and a reception will be held on October 30 at Restland Memorial Chapel at 11:00 AM where family and friends will be received. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to a charity of your choice.
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