Funeral services for Boone will be Thursday, August 21, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. in the Clinkingbeard Chapel Ava, Missouri, with burial following in the Mills Cemetery, southwest of Ava. A visitation will be Wednesday evening, August 20th from 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. in the funeral home. Officiating will be Pastor Ed Hunsaker. Family requests in lieu of flowers, donations be given to Mills Cemetery.
Randy Wayne “Boone” Hodges, 72 years, 5 months, 14 days old, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2025, at Forsyth Health and Rehab in Forsyth, Missouri, with family by his side.
Boone was born March 4, 1953, in Oldfield, Missouri, to Lewis Abner and Lula May (Hammons) Hodges.
He grew up in the Bradleyville area and attended the Bradleyville school system. When he was a little boy, he wanted to fish, hunt, and trap. It was then his dad nicknamed him “Boone” after Daniel Boone.
Boone began his career as a logger with his brothers at an early age and had always been involved in farming.
On February 4, 1995, Boone married the love of his life, Dawn Lynn Maurer, in a ceremony at Bradleyville, Missouri. They had wonderful years together, and in 2010 she passed away from a battle with cancer.
He and Dawn enjoyed gardening, outings with friends, and dining at the Wagon Wheel. As a youngster, Boone attended church at the Green Valley Church, and then later he attended church with Dawn.
Boone also enjoyed playing his guitar at local gatherings and had lots of fun with his buddies working cattle and going hunting.
Boone was blessed with a loving family and many friends to surround him. He was appreciative of all his blessings. He will be greatly missed.
Boone was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Dawn; a brother, Ronald Dale Hodges, and a sister, Shirley Hall.
Boone is survived by his siblings; Harvey Hodges of Chadwick, Missouri, Jerry Hodges and wife, Jackie of Bradleyville, Missouri, and Tom Hodges and wife, Beverly of Squires, Missouri; many nieces, nephews, other extended family, and numerous friends.
