Funeral services for Margaret Henry Hodge, age 88, of West Monroe, LA, will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 in the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe. Rev. Tony Smith will be officiating. Interment will follow at Mars Hill Cemetery, Downsville, LA, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe. Margaret was born on August 15, 1923 in Downsville, LA and passed away October 2, 2011. Mrs. Hodge, a homemaker, was a long time resident of Columbia, LA. She was a loving wife and mother and lived for her sons and grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Elbert F. Hodge, Sr. and her son Elbert F. Hodge, Jr. She is survived by her sons Robert J. Hodge, Sr. and William T. Hodge; daughter-in-law Teresa Hodge; granddaughters Rebeca Hodge, Tammie Hodge White, Tara Hodge Elmore, Myranda Foether, and Rianna Pickering; grandsons Robert J. Hodge, Jr., Glen White, Craig Elmore, and James Foether; great granddaughters Katy Hodge, Kalyn Hodge, and Brittany Hodge; great grandsons Braeden Hodge, Travis White, Brennan White, Christian Foether, and Alexander Foether. Pallbearers will be James Henry, Bob Hodge, Jr., Braeden Hodge, Ben Bearden, Craig Elmore and Glen White. Honorary pallbearers are James Stuart, Gary Stuart, Kyle Stringer, and all nephews. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. on October 4, 2011 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe.