CROSSLEY, MARGIE LOU (HODGES) AND FRANK

by Margie Lou Crossley

Entry F103 from the History of Hooker County Nebraska
with permission of the Hooker County Historical Society

Margie Lou Hodges was born
1926, in Mullen, Nebraska, the youngest
daughter of Glen and Ina Hodges. She was
graduated from Mullen High School in 1945.

In December of 1945, she married Frank
Crossley, a Marine Corp. Veteran and moved
to Casper, Wyoming, where their three
children were born. In 1950, they lived in
Southern California for a few months, while
Frank was involved in training Marines
during the Korean conflict. In 1956, they
were transferred by Texaco Inc., to Abadan,
S. Iran, where Frank trained three complete
crews to operate reformers to help get the
Iranian oil back on the world market.

In 1958 they were transferred to Anacortes,
Washington, again by Texaco Inc., to help
start up the new refinery there.

Richard Lee, their oldest child, is involved
in police work in Burlington, Washington. He
has three children, one boy and two girls.
Their second child, Candice Jo, is deceased.
Their third child, Pamela Sue, is married to
Steve Woods and lives in Garden Grove,
California. They have two girls. Her husband
is an Engineer with Texaco Inc.

After over thirty years with Texaco Inc.,
Frank and Margie now run their own Refrig-
eration Engineering Business.