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Beverly Ann (McVey) Hodges
BEVERLY ANN (MCVEY) HODGES
Vinton
Beverly Ann (McVey) Hodges, 84, of Bellevue, Neb., formerly of Vinton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at Heritage Ridge in Bellevue.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, at the Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. Sixth St., Vinton, with Pastor Matt Magee officiating. Visitation will be held from noon until service time
on Tuesday at the funeral home. Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton.
Beverly was born on Aug. 11, 1937, in Vinton, the daughter of Orval and Catherine (Dake) McVey. She graduated from Lincoln High School in Vinton, with the Class of 1955.
On Oct. 23, 1955, she was united in marriage to Jack J. Hodges in Vinton. The couple lived in Iowa, Southern California, and Kansas before moving to Beatrice, Neb., in 1972. Following Jack's death in 2000, Beverly returned to Vinton, where she lived until moving to Bellevue to be closer to her sons. She was a member of Wesley United Church.
Beverly is survived by her sons, Jay (Gail) Hodges of Bellevue, Neb., Mike (Paula) Hodges of Lincoln, Neb., and Randy (Josephine) Hodges of Hood River, Ore.; four grandchildren; and two sisters, Barbara Anderson of Zellwood, Fla., and Janice Sarchett of Center Point.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, Jack.
Online condolences www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com.
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