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All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Name, date of obit, date submitted, submitted for the USGenWeb Archives by: Hodges, Anne Ruth 1 Mar 2013 Mar 2013 Jerry Nelson Hodges, Cosma Birch Currier 17 Nov 2011 Nov 2011 Jerry Nelson Hodges, Darryl Allen 21 Dec 1951 Nov 2006 Carol/Jerry Nelson Hodges, Delores David 1 Mar 2001 Mar 2001 Don Johnson Hodges, Donald Hobson 26 Oct 2002 Oct 2002 Don Johnson Hodges, Dorothy S. 15 Mar 2011 Mar 2011 Jerry Nelson Hodges, Dwight Earl 18 Dec 2012 Dec 2012 Jerry Nelson Hodges, Earl D. d. 1 Dec 1996 Apr 2000 Fred Kopfler Hodges, Eddie Marston 18 Oct 2009 Oct 2009 Jerry Nelson Hodges, George 1 Aug 2011 Aug 2011 Jerry Nelson Hodges, Jackie DeSalvo 15 Dec 2009 Dec 2009 Jerry Nelson Hodges, Jason 24 Jun 2008 Jul 2008 Jerry Nelson Hodges, Jessie Leon 22 Mar 2005 Mar 2005 Jerry Nelson Hodges, John Thomas, Sr. 18 Jul 2003 Jul 2003 Don Johnson Hodges, Larry Benjamin 22 Mar 2000 Apr 2000 Sandra McLellan Hodges, Mae Shustz 18 Jan 2001 Jan 2001 Don Johnson Hodges, Mary Janet Vaughn 21 Mar 2013 Mar 2013 Jerry Nelson Hodges, Pearl Sharp 14 May 2005 May 2005 Jerry Nelson Hodges, Ray R. 9 Nov 2002 Nov 2002 Don Johnson Hodges, Rosalie Girgenti 29 Sep 2005 Oct 2005 Jerry Nelson Hodges, S. F. 30 Jul 2004 Aug 2004 Jerry Nelson Hodges, Samuel Gray 3 Oct 2005 Oct 2005 Jerry Nelson Hodges, Sarah Elizabeth Isom 31 Mar 2003 Mar 2003 Don Johnson Hodges, Silas 22 Oct 1998 Oct 1998 Don Johnson Hodges, Stephen Craig 6 Jul 2006 Jul 2006 Jerry Nelson Hodges, Theodora Wager 11 Mar 2012 Mar 2012 Jerry Nelson Hodges, Woodrow W., Jr. 9 Aug 2009 Aug 2009 Jerry Nelson Hodges, Woodrow W., Sr. 29 Nov 1999 Dec 1999 Don Johnson *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 3/1/2013 HODGES, ANNIE RUTH "MARY ANN" A retired cook for West Feliciana Parish High School, she died at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, at her home in Hardwood. She was 62 and a native of Independence. Visiting at St. Francisville Funeral Home on Friday, March 1, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Services at Faith, Hope & Love Fellowship, St. Francisville, on Saturday, March 2, at 11 a.m., conducted by Bishop Ronald E. Hardy Sr. Interment in Pilgrim Rest Cemetery. Arrangements with St. Francisville Funeral Home, (225) 635-3493. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 11/17/2011 HODGES, COSMA BIRCH CURRIER A resident of Amite, she died at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, at Tangi Pines Nursing Center in Amite. She was 91, born Dec. 27, 1919, in Memphis, Tenn. She retired from the LSU Accounting Department. She is survived by two daughters, Madeleine C. McElveen and her husband, Ray, and Louise C. Peterson and her husband, Melvin, all of Amite; a son, Neil Currier, Amite; five grandchildren, Michael, Donald and Kevin McElveen, Monta Graves and Gerrid Hodges; 11 great-grandchildren; two great-great- grandchildren; and three sisters, Marcelle Cuti, of Amite, Ruby Wohlken, Baton Rouge, and Margaret Estess, Kentwood. Preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow W. Hodges Sr.; son, Woodrow W. Hodges Jr.; grandson, Clyde Blades; parents, Leon Birch and Jessie Alford Young; sister, Thelma Merle Humphry; and two brothers, Clovis Birch and Herbert Birch. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, Friday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m., conducted by Brother John Fulda. Interment in Killian Chapel Cemetery, Amite. For an online guestbook, visit www.mckneelys.com. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Vindicator: 12/21/1951 HODGES, DARRYL ALLEN Darryl Allen Hodges, 5 week-old twin son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Hodges, of Baton Rouge, died Monday, December 12, in Baton Rouge. Funeral services were Monday from the Hodges residence. Interment was in Roselawn Cemetery at Baton Rouge. The twins, Darryl Allen and Dennis Ralph were born, November 2, 1951 at Baton Rouge. Mrs. Hodges is a sister of Mrs. George Gill of Hammond. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 3/1/2001 HODGES, DELORES DAVID "DEE" A food services employee of Tangipahoa Parish School Board and a resident of Hammond, she died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2001, in Walker. She was 53 and a native of New Roads. Visitation at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home chapel, Hammond, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, with religious services at 7:30 p.m., conducted by the Rev. Willie Westmoreland. Survived by her former husband, Johnny R. Hodges, Hammond; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Lisa and Chris Danz, Walker, Sonia and Ronnie Cooper, Robert, and Jackie Hodges, Hammond; four grandchildren, Jim and Josh Stokes and Christopher and Mason Danz; four sisters, Irene Bizette, New Roads, Bernice David, Port Allen, Jeanette Bellelo, Torbert, and Betty LeJune, New Roads; and a brother, Emile David Jr., Port Allen. Preceded in death by parents, Emile and Beulah Jarraud David. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 10/26/2002 HODGES, DONALD HOBSON A welder and resident of Holden, he died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2002, in Lafourche Parish. He was 35 and a native of Hammond. Visitation at Seale Funeral Home, Livingston, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. Visiting at the funeral home from noon until religious service at 2 p.m. Sunday, conducted by the Rev. Jeff Hathom and the Rev. Leroy Arnett. Burial in Courtney Cemetery, Holden. Survived by his wife, April Louise Glass Hodges, Holden; mother, Charlene Hodges, Holden; father, Jesse Leon Hodges; a son, Donald Ray; three daughters, Heather Jane, Sabrina Louise and Ashlie; and three brothers and sisters-in-law, Len and Barbara Hodges, Jeffery and Nena Hodges and Mike and Betty Jo Hodges. Preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Hazel Smith. He was a member of Holden Baptist Church. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in the Hammond Daily Star on: 3/15/2011 HODGES, DOROTHY S. Mrs. Dorothy S. Hodges, 86, passed away Friday, March 11, 2011, resident of Kentwood, Celebration of Life Services at 11:00, Monday, McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home Chapel, Interment Spring Creek Cemetery. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in the Hammond Daily Star on: 12/18/2012 HODGES, DWIGHT EARL Age 46, a native of Hammond and a resident of Holden, Dwight passed away on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, at North Oaks Medical Center. Dwight worked as a scaffold builder. Dwight leaves behind his wife, Laura Hodges; daughter, Marley Hodges; son, Justin Hodges; father, James F. Hodges, Sr.; sister, Melinda Albin and her husband Dale and two brothers, James Hodges and Bryant Hodges. Preceding Dwight in death were his son, Matthew Populis; mother, Theodora "Sally" Hodges; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Pete and Alberta Fletcher and grandparents, Norwood and Louise Hodges and a nephew, Stephen Hodges. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the religious service from Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, west of Hammond, on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, at 2 p.m., with visiting hours beginning at noon. Rev. Mike DiMaria will officiate the services and interment will follow in Courtney Cemetery in Holden. Condolences and other information are available online at www.thompsoncares.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home of Hammond. *************************************************************************** A clipping from an unidentified newspaper: died 12/1/1996 HODGES, EARL D. A native and resident of Amite, he died at 2 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, 1996, at Alexandria Veteran Affairs Medical Center. He was 59,. Visiting at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, 8 a.m. until religious services in the chapel at 11 a.m. Monday. Interment in Amite Memorial Gardens. Survived by two brothers, Harold J. Hodges Jr., Independence, and John T. Hodges, Baton Rouge. Preceded in death by parents, Harold J. and Mary G. Hodges. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 10/18/2009 HODGES, EDDIE MARSTON Eddie Marston Hodges, 83, died at 7:10 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, in the loving care of Kentwood Manor Nursing Home. She was a native of Oklahoma and resident of Kentwood. She retired after 25 years of service as a bookkeeper with the Tangipahoa Parish School Board. She is survived by two daughters, Frances Hodges, Davidson, N.C., and Judy Hodges Gill, Kentwood; four grandchildren, Danya Simkus Bateman, Andrew Simkus, Jean Gill Stafford and Layton Gill; five great-grandchildren, Stewart Youngman, Dawson, Caleb and Avery Stafford, and Parker Gill; three sisters, Shirley Marston Gates, Rosella Marston Newton and Elaine Marston; and a brother, Floyd Marston Jr. She was preceded in death by husband, Luther S. Hodges, who was of Kentwood; parents, Floyd and Clara Marston; a sister, Mary Marston Smith; and brother, John Marston Sr. A celebration of her life was held for the staff of Kentwood Manor Nursing Home. In lieu of flowers, her family would like donations sent to the Resident Fund of Kentwood Manor Nursing Home. Arrangements were entrusted to McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood. For an online guestbook, visit www.mckneelys.com. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 8/1/2011 HODGES, GEORGE "DICK" George "Dick" Hodges, 75, of Independence, died Saturday, July 30, 2011, at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. Dick was born on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 1936, in Independence. He retired as a driller in the oilfield industry. Survived by his wife, Debbie Hodges; children, Richard Hodges, Pat Hodges Reitz, Kenneth Hodges, Tommy Hodges, Michelle Hodges Cardenas, Rhonda Cowart and Kevin Hodges; brother, James Hodges; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents, Dock and Irene Hodges; and brother, Samuel Gray Hodges. Friends will be received in the chapel of Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, on Tuesday, Aug. 2, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., with services at 7 p.m. An on-line guest book is available at www.harrymckneely.com. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star: 12/15/2009 HODGES, JACKIE DeSALVO May 18, 1942 - December 13, 2009. After a courageous 5-year battle with cancer, Jackie passed away peacefully at her home with her family in Ponchatoula. Jackie was born in Independence, LA, and graduated from Ponchatoula High School class of 1962. She was a wife, mother, grandmother, sister, best friend, and devoted Catholic. She was one of four children born to the late John (Jack) and Margarett DeSalvo and was the beloved wife of Amos L. Hodges for over 45 years. Jackie will forever be remembered by her devoted brothers, Michael and Donald DeSalvo, loving sister, Loretta DeSalvo; beloved children, Richard Hodges, Lisa Hodges-Kelley, son-in-law Warren Kelley, Jack Hodges, daughter-in-law, April Hodges, Brian Hodges, daughter-in-law, Lisa P. Hodges, Summer Hodges, and Kevin Hodges, treasured grandchildren, Bradley and Brandi Hodges, Zack, Jade, and Sage Kelley, Hayden, Harleigh, and Hallie Hodges, Aidan and Ashlynn Hodges, adored Aunt, Alma McLaughlin and Uncle Raymond Bergeron, along with countless other friends and family whom were blessed to know her. Visitation will be held at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home in Ponchatoula, LA, on Tuesday, December 15, 2009, from 6 - 9 p.m., and on Wednesday, after 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., followed by a Funeral Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to St. Jude's Children's Hospital in honor of Jackie Hodges. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 6/24/2008 HODGES, JASON Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy on Jason. "For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is a gift of God, not of works lest any many should boast." Ephesians 2:8-9. A loving and giving person and owner of Master Glass Windshields, he died Saturday, June 21, 2008. He was 39 and a resident and native of Baton Rouge. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East on Tuesday, June 24, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visitation resumes at the funeral home on Wednesday from 9 a.m. until service at 10 a.m. Graveside service at Colonial Cemetery, Independence, at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. He is survived by his mother, Grace Tortorice; longtime girlfriend, Jackie Neck; three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Wesley and Elizabeth Hodges, Chris and Dannette Hodges and Dock Hodges; and 11 nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Gray Hodges. Pallbearers will be Rusty, Joshua, Christopher and Colt Hodges, Tim Davis and Dan Branch. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 3/22/2005 HODGES, JESSIE LEON Jessie Leon Hodges, 80, a retired pipefitter with Copolymer Rubber & Chemical, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2005, at Gulf State LTAC-Hammond. A native and resident of Holden, Jessie was a member of Local 198. Visitation will be at Seale Funeral Home, Livingston, on Tuesday, March 22, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Wednesday, March 23, from 9 a.m. until service at 11 a.m. The clergy will be the Rev. Jeff Hathorne and the Rev. Leroy Arnett. Burial in Courtney Cemetery, Holden. He is survived by his wife, Charlene Smith Hodges; three sons and four daughters-in-law, Len and Barbara Hodges, Jeffery and Nena Hodges, Mike and Betty Jo Hodges and April Louise Hodges; six grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren, two great- grandchildren, five stepgreat-grandchildren, three sisters, Maudielee Pierson, Vina Fedele and Mavis Arnett; and brother, David Hodges. He was preceded in death by his parents, Luther Hobson Hodges and Maudie Wascom Hodges; a son, Donald Hobson Hodges; granddaughter, Ashley Hodges; brother, Norwood Hodges; and sister, Milber Fortenberry. He was a member who attended Holden Baptist Church. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 7/18/2003 HODGES, JOHN THOMAS SR. A resident of Baton Rouge and a native of Amite, he died Wednesday, July 16, 2003, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 66. Visiting at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Friday. Religious service at Holy Ghost Catholic Church at 11 a.m. Friday. Interment in Rose Memorial Cemetery, Hammond. Survived by his two sons, John T. Hodges Jr., Mandeville, and Paul Joseph Hodges, Metairie; and a brother, Harold Joseph Hodges Jr., Independence. Preceded in death by his parents, Harold Joseph and Mary Elizabeth Girgenti Hodges Sr.; wife, Lena Mike Hodges; and a brother, Earl Donald Hodges. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Ponchatoula Enterprise on: 3/22/2000 HODGES, LARRY BENJAMIN Lexington, N.C. -- A memorial service for Larry Benjamin Hodges, 61, husband of Betty Barker Hodges and father of Rhonda Russell, both of Ponchatoula, were at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 15, from New Life Mission Church at High Point, N.C. Mr. Hodges died Sunday, March 12, in the Rowan Medical Center, Salisbury, N.C. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 1/18/2001 HODGES, MAE SHUSTZ Mae Shustz Hodges, 93, died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001, at St. Tammany Parish Hospital. She was a native of Erwinville and a member of Holy Ghost Catholic Church. Survivors include a daughter, Joyce Muscarello, Hammond; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Her husband, Herman B. Hodges; and two brothers, Alex and Lynel Shustz, preceded her in death. Visitation will be Friday at Geisler Funeral Home, Hammond, from 10 a.m. until the funeral at 1 p.m. The Rev. Leo Dunn will conduct the service, and burial will be in Parklawn Cemetery. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 3/21/2013 HODGES, MARY JANET VAUGHN "NANNY" A lifetime resident of Pine Grove, she died on Monday, March 18, 2013 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. She was born June 13, 1931 in Pine Grove and was 81 years of age. She was a graduate of Pine Grove High School in 1947 and later a graduate of the Florida Parishes Vocational School in Greensburg. She is survived by her 2 sons, Jody Hodges and Deloy Hodges, both of Pine Grove; 3 daughters, Sue Knight and her husband, Dennis, Albany, Jennifer Biggs, Montpelier and Patty Burrows, Pine Grove; 3 grandchildren, David Knight and wife, Diedra, Albany, Cindy Knight Edwards and husband, Ricky, Albany and Kelli Burrows Garrett and husband, Brian, Walker; 3 step-grandchildren, Lewynell Biggs, Shreveport, Chris Biggs and wife, Kasey, Shreveport and Michael Biggs and wife, Michelle, Nashville, TN; 6 great-grandchildren, Victoria, Haleigh and Heidi Garrett, Madison and Jordan Knight and Ali Edwards; 5 step-great-grandchildren, Peyton, Paxton and Presley Biggs and Macy and Mabry Biggs; 1 niece, Anne Wheat and husband, Joe, Crossroads, MS; as well as great-nephews, great-nieces and great-great nieces and great-great nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Dewitt Hodges, Sr.; parents, Leon and Ella Tate Vaughn; son-in-law, John Richard Burrows; sister, Helen Barber and her husband, Clinton; and her beloved Chihuahua, Princess "Poopie". Visitation at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Pine Grove, from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. on Wednesday and from 8 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 21, 2013. Services conducted by Rev. Tony Cooksey, Jr., Rev. James Brady and Rev. Richard Taylor. Interment Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Pine Grove. Pallbearers will be David Knight, Brian Garrett, Charlie Storey, Ricky Edwards, Michael Cutrer and Robert Smith. Honorary Pallbearers will be David Neal and Jerry Knight. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit www.mckneelys.com. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 5/14/2005 HODGES, PEARL SHARP Pearl Sharp Hodges, 73, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2005, at Summit Hospital in Baton Rouge. She was a native of Folsom and a longtime resident of Independence. She was also a resident of Denham Springs, where she and her husband, Ellis Sharp Sr., owned Sharp's Bakery for more than 25 years. She was a licensed practical nurse and during her life she worked as an administrator in the nursing home industry and was always looking for the next job to do. In her spare time she enjoyed gardening flowers and vegetables, but most of all, she treasured her time with her family, who knew her best for her love of them and her zest for life. Visitation at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, on Friday, May 13, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, May 14, from 9 a.m. until service at 1 p.m. Burial in Evergreen Memorial Park, Denham Springs. She is survived by five daughters, Cheryl Boudreaux, Glenda Sharp, Faye Sharp, Regina Sharp and Amy Sharp Moorhead; two sons, E.J. and Roger Sharp; 18 grandchildren, 15 great-grand- children and four brothers, Stanley, Walter, Thauston and Gregory Rodriguez. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Louise Gallington Rodriguez; four sisters, Callie Alexus, Georgieann Simmer, Conjetta Shockley and Sadie Rogers; and two brothers, Eddie and Joe Rodriguez. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 11/9/2002 HODGES, RAY R. Died at 6:10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, 2002, at his residence near Kentwood. He was 77 and a native of Wilmer. He was a road supervisor for the Tangipahoa Parish Council for many years and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday. Visiting at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until religious service at 2 p.m. Sunday, conducted by Elder Mason Miley and the Rev. Otha Schillings. Interment in Spring Creek Cemetery, Spring Creek. Survived by his wife, Dorothy Statham Hodges, Kentwood; three sons and a daughter-in- law, Rodney L. Hodges Sr., Kenneth Ray Hodges and John Wayne and Lisa Hodges, all of Kentwood; a daughter, Peggy Hodges, Kentwood; six grand- children, Rodney Jr. and wife Nicole, Kenna, Shelby, Candace Jon, Jeremy and Dylan; two great-grandchildren, Austin and Abby; a brother, Jonothan "Bonnie" Hodges, Chesbrough; and a sister, Elsie Pitt, Kentwood. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 9/29/2005 HODGES, ROSALIE GIRGENTI Rosalie Girgenti Hodges, 87, died Monday, Sept. 26, 2005, at Pine Hill Nursing Home, Quitman. Known as "Bam," she was the beloved wife of the late John Aloysius Hodges, mother of Rosalie Ann Swanson, Covington, John A. Hodges Jr., New Orleans, James Michael Hodges, Atlanta, and the late Mary Clare Hodges. She also is survived by six grandchildren and 13 great- grandchildren. She was the daughter of the late Anna Catalanotto and Giovanni Girgenti, sister of Antoinette Jones of Tampa, Fla., and the late Joseph Girgenti, Sarah DiBuono, Mary Hodges, John Anthony Girgenti, Jimmy Girgenti and Michael "Mickey" Girgenti. Rosalie Hodges was born in Amite, was a resident of New Orleans for 63 years and a resident of Colonial Oaks Nursing Home, Metairie, for the past six years. She was a parishioner of St. Dominic Catholic Church for 50 years and a member of The Bereavement Committee, Ladies Altar Society and Legion of Mary. A funeral Mass will be held at St. Helena Catholic Church, 122 S. First Street, Amite, at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 3. Visitation at the church Monday from 10 a.m. until time of Mass. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Southern Dominican Province, 1421 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 200, Metairie, LA 70001-4144, phone: (504) 837-2129. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 7/30/2004 HODGES, S.F. Died at 5:44 p.m. on Wednesday, July 28, 2004, at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond at the age of 77. He was a native of Blackhawk, Miss., and a resident of Kentwood. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday and from 8 a.m. until religious service at 1 p.m. Saturday, conducted by the Rev. Danny Smith. Interment in Osyka Cemetery, Osyka, Miss. He is survived by his wife, Roby Wall Hodges, Kentwood; four daughters, Sandra Hodges, Pearl, Miss., Betty Mott, Prattville, Ala., Frances Thornton, Kentwood, and Wanda Newman, Calera, Ala.; two sons, Mark Needham, Albany, Ga., and Wayne Needham, Kingwood, Texas; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a brother, Nathan Hodges, Goodman, Miss.; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sam and Annie Hodges; three sisters and four brothers. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II and a retired truck driver. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 10/3/2005 HODGES, SAMUEL GRAY Samuel Gray Hodges, 70 years old and a resident of Prairieville, died Saturday, Oct. 1, 2005, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center. He was born Thursday, Feb. 21, 1935, in Independence. He worked in air-conditioning repair and was a Burger King franchisee. Surviving are his wife, Leona Fossier Hodges of Prairieville; four daughters, Mary Beth Hodges of Prairieville, Annette Marie and son-in-law Eddie Phillips of Baton Rouge, Julie Lynn Hodges of Denham Springs, and Bambi Wethington and future son-in-law Randy Guidry of Denham Springs; four sons, William Wesley and wife Tracey Hodges and Chris and wife Danette Hodges, all of El Dorado, Ark., and Dock Richard Hodges and Jason Carl Hodges, both of Baton Rouge; four brothers, George E. Hodges of Amite, James N. Hodges of Baton Rouge, William A. "Bill" Hodges of Denham Springs, and Richard W. "Lil Bro" Hodges of Ponchatoula; grandson, Blake "Blakey Po" Wethington (Gray's eyes and ears); 18 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dock and Irene Jones Hodges; brother, Horace Carl Hodges; and a grandchild, Magan Ann Bryant. Friends will be received at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home in Hammond on Monday, Oct. 3, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on Tuesday, Oct. 4, from 8 a.m. until service at 1 p.m. Interment in Sand Hill Cemetery. E-mail condolences to hmckneely@i-55.com, subject line: Hodges. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 3/31/2003 HODGES, SARAH ELIZABETH ISOM Sarah Elizabeth "Betty" Isom Hodges, 79, died Sunday, March 30, 2003, at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. A native of Hammond, she was a graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University and retired from the Louisiana Office of Employment Security. She was a lifelong member of Woodland Park Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, Norman Addison Jr. and Jessie Hodges III, both of Hammond; one daughter, Amy Walters of Longview, Texas; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, S.J. Hodges Jr.; one sister, Charley Ann Reichley; one grandson; and her parents, Charles and Ida Isom. Visitation will be today at Geisler Funeral Home, Hammond, from 6 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 9 a.m. until the funeral at 10. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Hammond. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 10/22/1998 HODGES, SILAS A resident of Clinton, he died at 5:40 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1998, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge. He was 64 and a native of Independence. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Visiting at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and after 8 a.m. Friday. Religious services at the funeral home chapel at 10 a.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. Henry Hall. Interment in Evergreen Memorial Park. Survived by wife, Blanche Lay Hodges; five sisters, Yvonne Thompson, Eleanor McBride, Kay Cockerham, Sue Phillips and Glenette Hodges; and four brothers, Sam, Dewitt, Woodrow and Arlen Hodges. Preceded in death by parents, Elliott and Ouida Whitehead Hodges; a sister, Elaine Goings; and two brothers, Nolan and Alton Hodges. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 7/6/2006 HODGES, STEPHEN CRAIG Holden - Stephen Craig Hodges, 21, a roofer, a hard worker and his father's right hand man, died on Saturday, July 1, 2006, in Holden. Visitation will be at Seale Funeral Home, Livingston, on Thursday, July 6, 2006, from 5 to 9 p.m. and Holden Baptist Church on Friday, July 7, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Service will be held at Holden Baptist Church on Friday, July 7, 2006, at 10 a.m. conducted by Rev. Jeff Hathorn. Burial will be at Courtney Cemetery in Holden. He is survived by mother and stepfather, Tami and Matthew Morgan; father and stepmother, James F. Jr. and Suzanne Hodges; his fiance and her son, Amanda and Hunter Gann; two sisters, Kailey and Kelsey Morgan; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Christopher and Amanda Hodges, and Jarred Benoit; maternal grandmother, Patricia Cotton; maternal grandfather and step-grandmother, Donald and Susan Cotton; paternal grandparents, James Sr. "Pete" and Sally Hodges; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his paternal great-grandmother, Louise Hodges. He was a member of Holden Baptist Church in Holden. He was a outdoorsman, an avid hunter and a marksman. Seale Funeral Home in Livingston in charge of arrangements. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in the Hammond Daily Star on: 3/11/2012 HODGES, THEODORA "SALLY" WAGER Age 70 and a resident of Holden, Sally passed away on Friday, March 9, 2012 at Specialty LTCH of Hammond. She retired from Hammond State School after 25 years of dedicated service. Sally will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister. Sally leaves behind her husband, James "Pete" Hodges, Sr.; children, Melinda Hodges Albin and husband Dale, James F. Hodges, Jr., Dwight E. Hodges and wife Laura, Bryant K. Hodges, along with grandchildren, Chris Hodges and wife Amanda, Colton Williams, Hailey Albin, Madison Albin, Justin Hodges, Marley Hodges, Zach Hodges, Cody Hodges, Jarrad Benoit; great-granddaughter, Lala Benoit. Sally is also survived by her brothers, Harold Wager amd Laurence "Sam" Wager, Jr. both of Albany, as well as, numerous nieces, nephews, family and friends. Preceding Sally in death were her grandchildren, Stephen Hodges and Matthew Populis; sister, Earline Louise Wager Johnston; brother, Daniel F. Mathies; parents, Laurence, Sr. and Theodora Mathies Wager. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the religious services from the chapel of Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, west of Hammond, on Monday, March 12, 2012 at 11:00 a.m., with visiting hours beginning at 8:30 a.m. Rev. Clint Mitchell will officiate the services and interment will follow in Courtney Cemetery. Condolences and other information are available online at www.thompsoncares.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 8/9/2009 HODGES, WOODROW, JR. "WOODY" A native and a resident of Amite, he died at 7:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, 2009, at Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center in Independence. He was 52. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, on Monday, Aug. 10, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Survived by his wife, Sherry Hodges; son, Gerrid Hodges; stepson, Gary "Gator" McCarroll Jr.; three grandchildren, Jacob Hodges, Danica Woodard and Brayden McCarroll; mother, Cosma Birch Hodges; sister, Louise Peterson; and brother, Neil Currier. Preceded in death by father, Woodrow Hodges Sr. For an online guestbook, visit www.mckneelys.com. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 11/29/1999 HODGES, WOODROW W. SR. A resident of Independence, he died at 1:45 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 28, 1999, at Hood Memorial Hospital, Amite. He was 71 and a native of Bogue Chitto, Miss. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and served in the U.S. Navy. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and after 8 a.m. Tuesday. Religious services at the funeral home at 2 p.m. Tuesday, conducted by the Rev. Leland Durbin. Interment in Killian Chapel Cemetery, Hillsdale. Survived by his wife, Cosma B. Hodges, Independence; a son, Woodrow W. Hodges Jr., Amite; a stepson, Neal Currier, Amite; a stepdaughter, Louise Peterson, Amite; a grandson, Gerrid Hodges, Amite; a stepgranddaughter, Monta Graves, Independence; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents; a brother; and two sisters. *************************************************************************** File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/obits/obitssur/hodges.txt