Weldon Dale Hodgkins
July 21, 1932 — February 23, 2016
Boyd ~ Weldon Dale Hodgkins, 83, a lab technician, went to be with our Lord Tuesday, February 23, 2016 in Boyd.
Funeral is 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Boyd Church of Christ with burial in Boyd Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Friday at the church.
Mark Taylor and Craig Jordan will officiate. Pallbearers are Marty Cain, Donny Hodgkins, Cade Hodgkins, Jered Hodgkins, Arturo Delgado and Damian Delgado. Honorary pallbearers are Jacob Delgado, Marcus Delgado, Morgan Cain and Bryson Cain.
Dale was born on July 21, 1932 to Everett and Willie Faye (Yancey) Hodgkins in Fort Worth. He was united in marriage to Evelyn Louise Goode on October 29, 1951 in Fort Worth. Dale served his country in the U. S. Marines. He retired from the research lab at Lennox Heating & Air. Dale was a member of the Boyd Church of Christ.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his grandson, Dustin Roy Hodgkins; his brother, E. T. Hodgkins; and his sisters, Barbara Pugh and Billie Caldwell.
Those left behind to cherish his memory are his wife of 64 years, Evelyn Hodgkins of Boyd; his sons, Melvin Hodgkins of Boyd, Donald Hodgkins and wife Kathi of Bridgeport, Glen Hodgkins and wife Donna of Boyd; his daughter, Peggy Wooldridge of Boyd; his grandchildren, Sharon, Marty, Heather, Donny, Cade and Jered; his great grandchildren, Damian, Kendall, Jacob, Sydney, Marcus, Morgan, Bryson, Angell, Shelbee, Colton and Brylee; his sister, Sarah Dillman of Fort Worth; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and a host of friends.
Christian-Hawkins Funeral Home, Boyd, Texas, 940-433-5310
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