Class of 1961
1961 Maroon Spotlight
Theda Rae Hodge
Cheerleader ’58-’61; Red Hots ’58-’61; F.T.A. ’59-’61; Style Show ’60-’61; Teen Town Council ’59-’60; Home Room Vice President ’60-’61; All School Revue ’58-’60; Christmas Vespers ’58-’59; Glee Club ’58-’59.
1961 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Theda Rae Hodge, 18, daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Harold Hodge, route 2 Perry, has been a cheerleader with the Red Hots pep club the past two years. She also has been active in the Future Teachers of America, Teen Town, glee club, all-school revues, assemblies, and Christmas vespers. She is vice president of her homeroom. Theda Rae was born Jan. 13, 1943, in Perry, and attended Fairview rural school. Her favorite subject is shorthand, and her hobby is sewing. She plans to attend an aeronautical school.
Theda Rae (Hodge) Brown
January 13, 1943 – November 19, 1969
Mrs. Tom (Theda Rae Hodge) Brown, 26, died Thursday in Belleville, Ill., following a two-year illness.
She is survived by her husband. Tom, and daughter, Leanna Lynn, of the home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hodge, Perry: two brothers, Harold G. Hodge and Eddie Hodge, both of Perry; two sisters, Mrs. H. C. Langford, Perry, and Mrs. Guy Albanese. Midwest City: paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hodge, Perry; and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Yockey, Perry.