Mary “Louise” Modlin, age 83, died peacefully in her home on Thursday October 12, 2017. Louise was born on April 29, 1934 to her father Oscar M. Hodges and mother Maranda (Taylor) Hodges in Booneville, Mississippi. Louise is preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Robert Stanley Modlin; sisters Vivian Tennison, Edith Gullett, and Hazel Woods, and Betty Steward, brothers Bob Hodges and Winston Hodges. Left behind to cherish her memory are brother Billy Hodges; sister Frances Smith and her husband Jhue; numerous nieces and nephews and other loving family members. Funeral services for Louise will be held at Brown’s Memorial Funeral Home on Monday October 16, 2017 at 10:30am with interment immediately following at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens in Irving, TX. Visitation will be held on Sunday October 15, 2017 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at the funeral home. The family requests memorial donations be made to the Leukemia society www.lls.org, St. Jude’s Research www.stjude.org, and the Alzheimer foundation www.alzfdn.org.