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ORLEANS – Iris Marie Hodgin, 102, passed away Friday, May 18, 2018, in Indianapolis.

Born November 15, 1915, in Orleans, she was the daughter of Walter and Bertha (Baker) Hoar.  Iris married P. T. Hodgin MD MPH June 1, 1930, and he preceded her in death December 26, 2000.  She managed his medical practice in Orleans for 46 years while raising their family of three.

Iris was active in the Orleans community as a member of the Orleans Christian Church, Tri Kappa, a bridge club, and Red Hats.  She moved to Indianapolis in 2009 and was at the Forum in Indianapolis at the time of her death. She will be dearly missed by her family.  A favorite family memory is the big Thanksgiving dinners at her house with all the family and the picture line-up of all the cousins.

Surviving:
three children,
Barbara (Mrs. Richard) Justice of San Diego, California
P.T. (Jane) Hodgin, Jr. MD MPH of Indianapolis
Cathy (Mrs. Ed) Holloway of Raleigh, North Carolina

Iris’s seven grandchildren have fourteen great grandchildren

Funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 26, in the Memorial Chapel of Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center.  Burial will be in Claysville Cemetery in Washington County.

The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until the service on Saturday at the funeral home.  Eta Chapter of Tri Kappa will conduct a memorial service at 1:45 p.m.

The family suggests donations to the charity of your choice.