Robert Hodge Obituary

Robert Allen Hodge

Robert Allen Hodge

Robert Allen "Bob" Hodge died Jan 3rd, 2016. His body was contributed to the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. There will be no funeral. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Emporia State University Scholarship fund.

Robert Hodge, son of Willard and Vera Bryan Hodge, of Lawrence, KS, attended Kansas State Teachers College, now Emporia State University, receiving his BSE in 1951 and his MS in 1960. Mr. Hodge was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951. After basic training in Fort Riley, KS, he was stationed in Frederick, MD and Pine Bluff, AR as a research assistant in bacteriology. He served two years. He married Lois Redmond, daughter of Leo and Iva Jones Redmond of Emporia, KS in Fredericksburg, VA on May 23, 1952. She was also a graduate of the Kansas State Teachers College.

Beginning in 1953, Mr. Hodge taught science in Fishersville, VA for two years, attended University of Virginia in Charlottesville for a year, then moved to Fredericksburg in 1956, where he remained for the next 36 years. He taught biology for 14 years at James Monroe High School in the city and was recognized by the National Association of Biology Teachers as an outstanding biology teacher in the (eastern) eight state region in the 1963-1964 year. For the next 17 years he taught biology and also classes for the nursing program at Germanna Community College as an Assistant Professor until his retirement in 1987.

In Fredericksburg, VA, Mr. Hodge was presented plaques and certificates by: The Historic Foundation of Fredericksburg, Inc (HFFI), the General Hugh Mercer Chapter of the Sons of American Revolution, the City of Fredericksburg, Mary Washington College Center for Historic Preservation, and other organizations, for indexing old newspapers, researching and publishing historical articles, and for serving as speaker to various groups.

In his spare time, Mr. Hodge participated in fossil digs in Wyoming, Colorado, Nevada, and Montana, as well as Australia, Africa, and England. Some of the digs were sponsored by Earthwatch, an organization that encourages people to volunteer at archaeological digs.

After moving to Emporia, KS in 1992, Mr. Hodge was given recognition for his contributions to the Kansas State Historical Society, the Lyon County Historical Society, the Friends of the Emporia Public Library, the Flint Hills Genealogical Society, the Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies, and an Emporia State University Citation by the Alumni Association for his work in indexing old newspapers in Emporia and surrounding towns and as a speaker to various groups. He was also a member of the Historical Society of Greenwood County and on the board of directors of the Greenwood County Historical Museum for many years.

Mr. Hodge is survived by his wife, Lois, and three sons and their wives: Perry and Jane Hodge in Wichita, KS, Vernon and Terry Hodge in Woodford, VA and Allen and Kim Hodge in Fredericksburg, VA, as well as six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

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