Hodge Noel, 74, of Grand Chain, Ill., died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002, at his home.

He had worked at the Army Corps of Engineers Lock and Dam 53 at Olmsted.

Survivors include his wife, Barbara Marshall Noel; three daughters, Beverly Clark of Karnak, Brenda Cheek of Paducah, Ky., and Barbara Ramage of Karnak; a son, Phillip Noel of Karnak; three sisters, Mary Cross, Ann Wagner and Virginia Brooks, all of Cadiz, Ky.; and nine grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Hazel and Susie Osborne Noel, a brother and a sister.

Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Wilson Funeral Home in Karnak.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Shawn Wasson and Ken Sharp officiating. Burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery at Cypress, Ill.