Arley J. Stodghill Obituary (1937

HANOVER CHAPEL Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. Arley Joe Stodghill Mr. Arley Joe Stodghill, age 82, of Lexington, Indiana, entered this life on September 18, 1937 in Scott County, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late Forrest Freeman and Edna L. Hay Stodghill. He resided most of his life in Jefferson County and was a 1955 graduate of Hanover High School where he played basketball and proudly wore No. 34 on his jersey. He served in the United States Army and was honorably discharged from the Reserves. On April 4, 1958, Arley was united in marriage to his high school sweetheart, Sue McDonley at the Hanover United Methodist Church by Rev. Orville Carmichael. This happy union of 62 years was blessed with two daughters, Teresa Jo and Sandy. Arley farmed all of his life and raised beef cattle. He also worked for over 20 years at Robus Leather Products in Madison until he retired in 1995. He also worked early in life for Rotary Lift and American Can. Arley loved to farm and in his later years enjoyed adult coloring books, filling over 30 of them, and watching basketball and football. He was a devoted husband, loving pop and pop-pop. His nieces and nephews always referred to him as Uncle Joe. Arley died on Saturday, January 18, 2020, at 4:30 p.m. at the Norton Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute A LOVING FAMILY Arley will be missed by his loving wife of 62 years, Sue McDonley Stodghill of Lexington, Indiana; his loving daughters, Teresa Jo Smith of Lexington, Indiana, Sandy Stodghill-Risk and her husband, Mike, Jr. of Lexington, Indiana; his beloved grandson, Zach Smith of Lexington, Indiana; his sisters in law, Norma Jean Stodghill of Lexington, Indiana; Carolyn Jean McDonley of Columbus, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Forrest Freeman Stodghill, died November 20, 1983, his mother, Edna L. Hay Stodghill, died February 22, 1996, his brother, Marvin Stodghill, and his sister, Marjorie Mundt. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, January 23, 2020, at 7:00 p.m., by Rev. Skip Napier at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre - Hanover Chapel, 278 East Main Street Hanover, Indiana. Interment will follow at a later date in the Mt. Zion Cemetery near Paynesville, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Thursday from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre - Hanover Chapel, 278 East Main Street in Hanover, Indiana. MILITARY HONORSA final salute and military honors will be conducted on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre-Hanover Chapel by the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Kidney Foundation. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre's of Hanover and Madison. Online condolences, www.morgan-nay.com Make An Online Memorial Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Arley J. Stodghill, please click here to visit our sympathy store.