Keith W. Hodges

     Keith W. Hodges, age 86, of West Hickory, PA, formerly of West Virginia and Cleveland, Ohio, died on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at the Titusville Area Hospital, Titusville, PA.  He was born August 10, 1939, in Hurricane, West Virginia, son of the late Merrill W. and Anna LeBeatrice “Bea” Kinnison Hodges. 

     On December 16, 1958, in Cleveland, he married Patricia G. “Pat” Smith Hodges, who died February 3, 2015. 

     Keith retired from ITL Endeavor Lumber Company of Endeavor, PA, in 2005, where he worked as a mechanic.  He loved motorcycles, specifically Harley Davidson Motorcycles, and was a fan of all kinds of racing and race cars including NASCAR.  At one time he owned a dragster.  He enjoyed watching Western shows on TV, and boating and camping with his wife Pat. Keith especially loved spending time with his family and grandchildren. 

     Surviving are a son, Kirk A. Hodges and his wife Rebecca of Venus, PA. Two daughters: Theresa A. Hodges Clayton of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, and Karla L. Hodges Beach and her husband Derrick of West Hickory.  One brother, Glen Hodges of Apple Grove, West Virginia.  A sister-in-law, Carol Martin of Sheffield Village, Ohio. 

     Ten grandchildren: Patrick Clayton and his wife Sarah, Toni Clayton and her fiancé Heith, and Dillon Clayton and his wife Kyssa, all of Kentucky; K. Warren Hodges III of Sheffield Village, Ohio; Danielle Hoffman and her husband Seth of Warren, PA; Kristin Herman and her husband Chuck of Slippery Rock, PA; Kyle Beach and his wife Tierney of Tionesta, PA;  Alisha Hodges of Clarion, PA; Erika Hodges of Pittsburgh, PA; Zachary Hodges, also of Clarion.  Thirteen great-grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews. 

     In addition to his parents and wife, Keith was preceded in death by a son, Keith W. Hodges Jr.  A son-in-law, Robert “Tony” Clayton.  A brother, Marion Hodges.  Three sisters, Carolyn Stonfer, Marvel McNeill, and Ruby Burns.

     There will be no public visitation.  Friends and family are welcome to attend a graveside service at Lower Hodges Cemetery in Hurricane, West Virginia (near Winfield, West Virginia) on Thursday, March 12, 2026, at 1 PM.  Arrangements are under the direction of the Norman J. Wimer Funeral Home of Tionesta.