Shirley Virginia (Schmidt) Hodgin
Marriages
Gordon Vernon Hodgen - June 23, 1936
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6B - February 1, 2013
Shirley Virginia Hodgin
August 4, 1936 – January 30, 2013
Delta County resident, Shirley
Virginia Hodgin, passed away
peacefully on Wednesday, January
30, 2013, at Crossroads Assisted
Living Center in Delta,
Colorado. She was 96 years of
age.
A graveside funeral service honoring
Shirley's life will be held at
2:00 p.m., Monday, February 4,
2013, at the Delta City Cemetery
with Garnet Chapter Order of
Eastern Star #39 presiding.
Shirley Virginia Schmidt was
born to Julius Fredrick and Virgie
(Woodford) Schmidt on August
4, 1916, in Grand Junction,
Colorado. She spent her childhood
in Grand Junction and Delta.
Shirley graduated from Delta
High School with the class of
1934. Following high school,
Shirley attended Stephens College
in Columbia, Missouri, for one year.
On June 23, 1936, Shirley married Gordon Vernon Hodgin at the
Presbyterian Church in Delta, Colorado. To this union, three ch ildren
were born. Shirley and Gordon shared 70 years of marriage together
before Gordon's passing on June 30, 2006, in Delta, Colo -
rado.
Shirley was a devoted wife and loving mother and grandmother.
She enjoyed painting, needlepoint, leatherwork, pottery and stained
glass. She joyfully gave countless hours of volunteer work as a pink
lady for the Delta County Memorial Hospital. She was a member of
the Delta Presbyterian Church where she played the organ for ov er
40 years. She was a 76 plus- year member of the Garnet Chapter #39
Order of Eastern Star, serving as a past matron. She was also a
member of several local bridge clubs. Above all, Shirley loved and
cherished her family.
Shirley is survived by a son, Ronald Gordon (Lucy) Hodgin of
Delta, CO, and a daughter, Shari Kay (Gary) Reeder of Grand Junction,
CO. Shirley is further survived by three grandchildren an d
three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon Hodgin, and a
son, Lance Hodgin.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made in Shirley 's
memory to Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado, P.O.
Box 24, Delta, Colorado 81416, or to the Delta Presbyterian Church,
P.O. Box 143, Delta, Colorado 81416.
Arrangements are under the care and direction of Taylor Funer al
Service and Crematory.
View the internet obituary and sign the online guest registry at
taylorfuneralservice.com.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 11B Death Notice - February 3, 2013
Shirley Virginia Hodgin, 96, Delta County,
died Jan. 30, 2013, at Crossroads Assisted Living
Center.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Delta City
Cemetery.
Survivors include one son, Ronald Gordon of
Delta, one daughter, Shari Kay Reeder of Grand
Junction, three grandchildren, and three greatgrandchildren.
Memorial contributions to Hospice & Palliative
Care of Western Colorado, P.O. Box 24, Delta
81416; or Delta Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 143,
Delta 81416.
