Joyce J. Hodges

After five years with inflammatory breast cancer, three years with liver metastasizes, and three months on hospice, Joyce J. Hodges finally goes on to meet her late husband Louis Ogle Hodges III. It was with an unshakeable determination and just the right amount of stubbornness that Mom addressed her illness, and it was with this same tenacity that allowed her to achieve such an extraordinary life. From F2 pit crew to running multiple award-winning custom furniture stores in southern California; operating a 300-acre sheep ranch in northern California to maintaining a 35-year marriage and raising two daughters; Mom pulled it all off with wit and intelligence. She never met an iced tea with lemon and extra ice that she didn’t adore, or a book by Steven Erikson that she didn’t devour. Her generosity and kindness will be missed by all those who had the privilege to call her mother, grandmother and friend. She is survived by daughters Suzanne Hodges and April Hodges (Dan Bateman), grandson Chase Hodges-Heilmann, granddaughter Lou Hodges and brother Ross Renner. Her girls were with her every step of her final journey. A gathering to remember, grieve and appreciate Joyce, will be held on March 11 between 5-8 p.m. at the Utah Cultural Center, 1355 W. 3100 South, West Valley City. In lieu of flowers the family requests a donation to one of her favorite Utah charities, Adopt a Native Elder (www.anelder.org).