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Kenton District News Remembers Dr Hodge and Welcomes 1986
The Kenton district extends sympathy to Mrs Hodge and the family of the late Doctor Andy Hodge of Hamiota who died recently. His funeral was held at Hamiota United Church on December 18 with many from the district in attendance. Dr Hodge was a longtime veterinarian serving Hamiota and surrounding areas before his retirement due to poor health. The column also notes Christmas greetings to Nip and Mary Decamps of Ticknall England, congratulations to Adeline Merke on December 17 as Club 200 winner, health updates on local residents, and weekly Coop draw winners Bob White and Gert Routledge. Weather remarks forecast near -2 C with a chance of freezing rain and a White Christmas, plus a hospital update on George Whyte’s return from the United States.