Virginia H. Cantin

LYDNON CENTER - Virginia Hall Hodges Cantin passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at Barre Gardens in Barre, Vermont. Ginny was born August 1, 1931, at home in South Wheelock and delivered by her Aunt Georgia Smith. Her parents were Flora Craig Hall and Walter Hall, both deceased. She had no siblings but considered her cousins Gordon and Sunny Smith, both deceased, her brothers as the three grew up together. Her education started at the one-room schoolhouse on Stannard Mountain, and she graduated with honors from Lyndon Institute in 1949. Ginny started college at Lyndon State College but withdrew to provide full-time care for Flora, her mom, who passed away in 1958. On June 27, 1951, Ginny married Alan G. Hodges from North Danville. Before going to their wedding reception, they needed to milk the cows at their new farm in Sutton. They sold the farm and moved to Lyndon Center in 1966. Alan passed on January 1, 2006. Ginny helped run the family farm and was the bookkeeper for the farm,...