Myrtle Stodard Hodge

Mrs. Myrtle Hodge, age 70, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Saturday, October 5, 2013, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Hodge was born on May 22, 1943. She fought a long hard battle with breast cancer and has found reprieve in the arms of angels. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vince Hodge. Survivors include four daughters, Neva Bailey and Lane (Jon) Fleming, both of Vancleave, Terry (Mike) Sowers of Houston, TX and Monica (Roman) Schara of Eagle River, Alaska, a sister, Betty Davis of Moss Point, MS, brother, Bud (Joyce) Stodard of Madison, MS and grandchildren, Lauren Fountain, Tori Ibarra, Rhuvana Sowers, Austin Sowers, Nicholas Fleming, Melanie Fleming, Marci Bongiovanni, Rose Schara, and Charles and Andrew Bailey. Visitation will be on Monday, October 7, 2013, from 11 am until 12 noon, with a 12 noon church service, all at the Vancleave United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Vancleave #1 Cemetery. The Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.