Zella Mae "Jackie" Dodge

Zella Mae Jackie Dodge, age 87, of Thornville, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2015 at Arlington Care Center in Newark. Zella was born October 18, 1927 in Gallipolis, Ohio to the late Morgan Lee and Lillian Louise (Franklin) Long.Zella was a homemaker and loved children. She enjoyed sewing and crafts.She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, David and Cheryl Dodge of Thornville; daughter and son-in-law, Freda (David) Schatz; grandchildren, Jared (Megan) Dodge, Brant (Heather) Dodge, Nichole (F.E.) Houseman and David Schatz; great-grandchildren, Keegan, Arabella, Brian, Allison and Danika; brothers, Kenneth Long and Robert Long; sisters, Patricia Lessley and Rose (John) Barrett; and nieces and nephews.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley James Dodge, on October 25, 2005.Private inurnment will take place at a later date in Lutheran Reformed Cemetery, Thornville.Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimers Association of Central Ohio, 1379 Dublin Road, Columbus, OH 43215.Hoskinson Funeral Home is honored to care for the Dodge family.