Obituary

April 28, 1924-November 8, 2005 Jackie "MeMa" Watts Hodges was born April 28, 1924, in Anson to Denton Jack and Alba (Westmoreland) Watts. She attended school in Knott. She married George W. Burchell Jr. on Dec. 30, 1941, in Big Spring. He died March 22, 1945. She married Leo Preston Hodges on April 3, 1946, in Lubbock. He died May 1, 1996. Jackie was a housewife and a member of Second Baptist Church in Levelland. She is survived by her son, Randy Hodges and his wife Charity of Wolfforth; their children, Stacy Vinyard, Mark Hodges and his wife Paige, Kevin Hodges and his wife Heidi, and Crystal Thoma and her husband Tristan; her son, Gary Hodges and his wife DJ of Katy, and their daughter Michelle Ballard and her husband Thomas; her daughter, Debbie Huckeby and her husband Ron of Plainview, and their children, Jennifer Riley and her husband Shawn and Craig Huckeby and his wife Milea; and 10 great-grandchildren, Dustin Whitley; Danielle, Madalyn, Jordan and Chase Ballard; Kendal, Keely and Kirsten Hodges; Robby and Reed Riley. She is also survived by her sister, Linda Folmar and her husband Jimmy of Leander; and sister-in-law Winnieferd Watts of Denver City. She was proceeded in death by her parents and by her brother, Vic Watts. Funeral services for Jackie Hodges will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the chapel at Bartley Funeral Home in Plainview. The Rev. Mark McMillan of First Baptist Church, Wolfforth, will be officiating along with Dr. Marti Runnels of Wayland Baptist University. Burial will be in the Parklawn Memorial Gardens in Plainview. Visitation will be held at Bartley Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10.