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"Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen."

Lavina Hodges, 98 of Boonville, Mo., passed away on Thursday at her home. Visitation will be held from 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church with a Rosary being recited at 9:30 a.m.. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at the SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery.

Lavina C. Hodges was born January 14, 1924, in Pilot Grove, Mo., the daughter of Otto Joseph Kempf and Mary Magdalena Twenter Kempf. She was a faithful member of SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church for many years, where she was a member of the Legion of Mary and Daughters of Isabella, She also helped with all of the funeral dinners served a den mother for her sons in the Cub Scouts.

She leaves to cherish her memory two daughters Kathy (Don) Johnmeyer of Denton, TX, and Mary Ellen (Dale) Bechtel of Boonville; four sons Ronnie (Brenda) Hodges of Boonville, J. Brent (Jolene) Hodges IV of Tipton, Mo., Keith (Joyce) Hodges of Boonville, and Mark Hodges of Boonville; two brothers, Estill (Alice) Kempf of Florissant, Mo. and Jerry Ray Kempf of Boonville, Mo.; one sister-in-law, Dorothy Kempf of Boonville; 17 grandchildren; and 36 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband James B. Hodges, five brothers, two sisters, and one great-grandson.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church or school.

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Lavina married Hodges, James Brent II on 1 Oct 1946 in St John Catholic Church, Clear Creek Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA. James (son of Hodges, James Brent I and Mills, Dora Wilmina) was born on 31 May 1922 in Bunceton, Cooper, Missouri, USA; died on 23 Feb 1993 in Boone County Hospital Center, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA; was buried on 26 Feb 1993 in Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Hodges, Ronald J
2. Hodges, Kathy Ann
3. Hodges, Mary Ellen was born in UNKNOWN in Missouri, USA.
4. Hodges, James Brent III was born in UNKNOWN in Missouri, USA.
5. Hodges, Keith was born in UNKNOWN in Missouri, USA.
6. Hodges, Mark was born in UNKNOWN in Missouri, USA.