Mary Altys Hodges' Obituary
Mary Altys Hodges, 89, of Mt. Dora, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2017. She was born in Dublin, Georgia on July 24, 1928. She moved to Plant City, Florida as a young child. There she met her future husband, Earl Hodges. They married and had two children. The family moved to Mt. Dora in 1957. Earl and Mary started the Golden Triangle Shopping Guide and sold it in the early 70s. Today it is known as theTriangle News Leader. Mary was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Mount Dora and a former member of the Mount Dora Junior Women’s Club.
She will be greatly missed by her children; Linda (Bebo) Stewart of Eustis and Sam (Kim) Hodges of Mount Dora, her grandchildren; Bill (Candice) Stewart of Mount Dora, Courtney (Will) Smathers of Eustis, Mandy (Donnie) Friend of Altamonte Springs, and Clint (Nichole) Hodges of West Palm Beach, and her great grandchildren; Adley, Saela, Wyatt and Delaney.
The family requests memorials to; Cornerstone Hospice, 2445 Lane Park Road, Tavares, FL 32778
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