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  General Notes:

Orangeville Banner Date: 09 May 1912, Page: 7, Column: 2 Type: Article
Mr. and Mrs. William Little, of Orangeville, announce the engagement of their second daughter, Alice Mabel, to Mr. Thomas Wharton Hodgson. The marriage will take place the last of this month.

OBITUARY - ALICE MABEL HODGSON:
Alice Mabel Hodgson of Orangeville died at Dufferin Area Hospital June 4th, 1985, in her 97th year.

The daughter of the late William and Hannah Little, she was born at Camilla August 26, 1888. She attended Gleno Public School and Orangeville High School, graduating in 1906. She then attended Model School in Orangeville to become teacher and taught school at Camilla, Dundalk and Honeywood.

On May 22, 1912, she was married in Orangeville to Thomas Wharton Hodgson of Amaranth Township. They farmed on the First Line of Amaranth. They had a family of six: Meta Hodgson, Sadie (Mrs. James Golden), Della (Mrs. Gordon Trimble), Ruth (Mrs. Frank Dermott), Arthur Hodgson and Betty (Mrs. Fred Duncan).

After the death of her husband in 1937, she carried on the farm operation. In 1953, she moved to Orangeville where she took a keen interest in her garden. She was also an avid hockey fan.

Her family was always her main interest. She is survived by her family of six children, 15 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and one great great granddaughter.

Mrs. Hodgson was predeceased by her husband; two sisters, Annie (Mrs. James Stinson) and Sadie (Mrs. George Walker); two brothers, James and Robert Little; and two half brothers, John and Arthur Little.

The funeral service was held June 6 from Dods and McNair Funeral Home in Orangeville. Rev. Paul Taylor of St. Mark's Anglican Church, of which she was a member, officiated. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery.

Acting as pallbearers were four grandsons, Tom Hodgson, Alan Dermott, Paul Dermott, Don Trimble and two former neighbours, Roy Robinson and Gordon Gillespie. The flowerbearers were four of her granddaughters, Marie Galbraith, Diane White, Sheila Duncan and Lesa Hodgson.

Hurontarian - June 12, 1985 - Page 6 - DEATH NOTICES - HODGSON, Alice Mabel:
At Dufferin Area Hospital, Orangeville on Tuesday, June 4, 1985, Alice Little, in her 97th year, beloved wife of the late Thomas Hodgson, dear mother of Meta Hodgson; Sadie (Mrs. Jim Golden); Della (Mrs. Gordon Trimble); Ruth ( Mrs. Frank Dermott); Arthur Hodgson; and Betty (Mrs. Fred Duncan). Also survived by 15 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and 1 great great granddaughter.

Rested at the Dods & McNair Funeral Home, First Street and Second Ave., Orangeville. Service was in the Chapel on Thursday at 2 p.m. Interment Greenwood Cemetery.

OBJE: CONC ichael Dermott, John Hodgson, Tom Hodgson, Don Trimble; Sitting: Kathy Galbraith, Philip Dermott, Diane Trimble, Sylia Duncan, Shelia Duncan
OBJE: CONC Kathy), kneeling: George Walker; seated: ?, Alan Dermott, Frank Dermott (holding Michael), Philip Dermott, Diane Trimble, Don Trimble, ? Paul Dermott, ? Reg Trimble
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Alice married Thomas Wharton Hodgson, son of George Hodgson and Maria Edington, on 22 May 1912 in Orangeville, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada. (Thomas Wharton Hodgson was born on 20 Jul 1871 in Raglan Township, Ontario, Canada, died on 17 Nov 1937 in Amaranth, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Orangeville, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada.)

  Marriage Notes:

Orangeville Banner Date: 23 May 1912, Page: 3, Column: 4, Type: Marriage Notice
Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Thomas W. Hodgson, was quietly married to Miss Alice Mabel Little, at her parents home, West Broadway, by Rev. G. A. Rix, in the presence of a few invited guests. The happy couple left on the evening train for Toronto, Buffalo and Meaford, and will on their return reside on Mr. Hodgson's beautiful farm in Amaranth.


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