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Maude Belle <I>Henkel</I> Hoff

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Maude Belle Henkel Hoff

Birth
Nokomis, Montgomery County, Illinois, USA
Death
17 Feb 1971 (aged 86)
Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
Plot
Humes Addition/Section 15-Lot 2
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Mrs. Maude Hoff Dies

Mrs. Maude Hoff, 86, widow of Atlee H. Hoff, whose family is prominent in Decatur's history, died Wednesday night at Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital.

Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Decatur Cemetery, Rev. James O. Savoy officiating, Guntharp Funeral Home directing.

The body will remain at the funeral home until time for the services.

Pallbearers will be Bayne Vaughan, Homer Hutchinson, Ed Piery, Bob Kruidenier, George Jones and Joe Guyton.

The family requests that any memorials be made in the form of donations to Decatur Boys' Club or to a favorite charities.

Mrs. Hoff is survived by a granddaughter, Miss Susan Louis Hoff, Birmingham.

Mrs. Hoff, whose maiden name was Henkle, came from Ohio. She married Atlee H. Hoff, a son of George A. Hoff, co-founder of Bibb-Hoff Bank, now First National Bank. Her father-in-law, among the founders of St. John's Episcopal Church; served as a city alderman; and was mayor from 1893 to 1897.

Mrs. Hoff's late husband was president of Morgan County National Bank, predecessor of First National Bank, for many years.

George A. Hoff was a member of a stock company organized in 1910 to launch a new venture in journalism which eventually became THE DECATUR DAILY, which has been continually published since February 26, 1912.

A pipe organ and memorial windows have been contributed to St. John's Episcopal Church in memory of George and Margaret Hoff, among others.

Mrs. Hoff was founder of the first music study club and the first garden club in Decatur. She served as president of the Women of St John's Episcopal Church numerous times.

Mrs. Hoff's two sons predeceased her. They were Louis George Hoff and Atlee Henkle Hoff. One died in service in 1945 and the other son died in the 1947 Texas City explosion.

Mrs. Hoff was 86 on January 10, She lived at 636 Sherman St.

DECATUR DAILY - February 18, 1971
Mrs. Maude Hoff Dies

Mrs. Maude Hoff, 86, widow of Atlee H. Hoff, whose family is prominent in Decatur's history, died Wednesday night at Baugh-Wiley-Smith Hospital.

Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Decatur Cemetery, Rev. James O. Savoy officiating, Guntharp Funeral Home directing.

The body will remain at the funeral home until time for the services.

Pallbearers will be Bayne Vaughan, Homer Hutchinson, Ed Piery, Bob Kruidenier, George Jones and Joe Guyton.

The family requests that any memorials be made in the form of donations to Decatur Boys' Club or to a favorite charities.

Mrs. Hoff is survived by a granddaughter, Miss Susan Louis Hoff, Birmingham.

Mrs. Hoff, whose maiden name was Henkle, came from Ohio. She married Atlee H. Hoff, a son of George A. Hoff, co-founder of Bibb-Hoff Bank, now First National Bank. Her father-in-law, among the founders of St. John's Episcopal Church; served as a city alderman; and was mayor from 1893 to 1897.

Mrs. Hoff's late husband was president of Morgan County National Bank, predecessor of First National Bank, for many years.

George A. Hoff was a member of a stock company organized in 1910 to launch a new venture in journalism which eventually became THE DECATUR DAILY, which has been continually published since February 26, 1912.

A pipe organ and memorial windows have been contributed to St. John's Episcopal Church in memory of George and Margaret Hoff, among others.

Mrs. Hoff was founder of the first music study club and the first garden club in Decatur. She served as president of the Women of St John's Episcopal Church numerous times.

Mrs. Hoff's two sons predeceased her. They were Louis George Hoff and Atlee Henkle Hoff. One died in service in 1945 and the other son died in the 1947 Texas City explosion.

Mrs. Hoff was 86 on January 10, She lived at 636 Sherman St.

DECATUR DAILY - February 18, 1971


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