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Submitted: 3/29/12 • Approved: 3/30/12 • Last Updated: 9/26/12 • R668883-G668882-S3
June 2 1901 - June 19 1975
*Obituary
Springdale News
Friday, June 20, 1975
MRS. JEWEL HODGES
Mrs. Jewel Thrasher Hodges, 74, Rogers, died June 19 in Rogers Memorial Hospital. Born June 2, 1901, at Rogers, she was a retired mortician and held the first embalmer's license issued to a woman in the state of Arkansas. She was a lifetime resident of the Rogers area and a member of United Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include one son, Gene L. Thrasher, Fayetteville; and two grand-children.
Graveside services will be Saturday at 10 a.m. in Rogers Cemetery with the Rev. William Rail officiating. Arrangements are by Callison-McKinney of Bentonville.
Contributed on 3/29/12 by wfields55
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