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Earl and Thelma Hodges celebrate 50th anniversary of Hodges Funeral Home

See larger Photo courtesy of the Hodges family - Earl Hodges sits for a professional portrait in his early 20s as a new funeral director in Tennessee.

Photo courtesy of the Hodges family

Photo courtesy of the Hodges family
- Earl Hodges sits for a professional portrait in his early 20s as a new funeral director in Tennessee.

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  • David Albers/Staff - Since the mid-1950s, Earl and Thelma Hodges have left an indelible mark on Naples with their civic and charitable work, most notably with Hodges University and Naples Community Hospital. This year, they celebrate the 50th anniversary of their Hodges Funeral Home business.
  • Photo courtesy of the Hodges family - Earl Hodges in the U.S. Merchant Marine.
  • Photo courtesy of the Hodges family - Earl Hodges sits for a professional portrait in his early 20s as a new funeral director in Tennessee.
  • Photo courtesy of the Hodges family - Earl Hodges in the Merchant Marines
  • Photo courtesy of the Hodges family - The original location of Hodges Funeral Chapel on Tamiami Trail in North Naples.
  • Photo courtesy of the Hodges family - Thema Hodges on the beach after arriving in Naples in 1955.
  • Photo courtesy of the Hodges family - Thema Hodges, right, works with the 'Pink Ladies,' Naples Community Hospital Ladies Auxiliary in the late 1970s.
  • Photo courtesy of the Hodges family - Earl Hodges gives his wife, Thelma, an antique horse-drawn hearse for their 20th wedding anniversary in 1978.
  • Photo courtesy of the Hodges family - Earl Hodges gives his wife, Thelma, an antique horse-drawn hearse for their 20th wedding anniversary in 1978.
  • Photo courtesy of the Hodges family - Thelma and Earl Hodges are awarded their honorary doctorate degrees at Hodges University

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