WASHINGTON COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Marion C. Hodge Sr., 11 Mar 2004
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Marion C. Hodge Sr., 79, E. Chilhowie Avenue, Johnson City, died 
Thursday, March 11, 2004, at Johnson City Medical Center.

Mr. Hodge was a native of Johnson City and a son of the late Cecil and 
Clara Godsey Hodge. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death 
by two brothers, James Hodge and Douglas Paul Hodge.

Mr. Hodge was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Navy. 
He was a retired hydroplant operator at the T.V.A. and was the former 
owner of Hodge Alignment with his brother, Douglas Paul. He owned Hodge 
Development where he built and developed Green Acres and Tun Bridge 
subdivisions.

He was a charter member of the Johnson City Homebuilders Association 
and had previously served on the Board of Directors for several years. 
He was a lifetime member of Otterbein United Methodist Church and loved 
to sing in the church choir. He was an avid golfer.

Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Clara Carder Hodge; three sons, 
Marion C. "Butch" Hodge Jr. and wife, Betsy, High Point, N.C., William 
Hodge Sr. and companion, Georgia Page, Johnson City, and Randy Hodge and 
companion, Tasia Hampton; four granddaughters, Elecia Hodge Lonon, Erwin, 
Lara Hodge and Leah Hodge, both of High Point, N.C., and Erin Hodge, 
Johnson City; two grandsons, William Hodge Jr., Knoxville, and Nicholas 
Hodge, U.S.A.F.; one very special great-granddaughter, Sarah Elizabeth 
Lonon, Erwin; two brothers, Wayne Hodge, Carthage, and Harold Hodge, 
Johnson City; and one aunt, Alma Birchfield, Johnson City. Several nieces 
and nephews also survive.

The funeral service will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 14, in the 
sanctuary of Otterbein United Methodist Church with Joe-d Dowlingsoka, 
minister, officiating. Graveside committal services will be held at 11 
a.m. Monday, March 15, at Monte Vista Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be 
selected from family and friends. Those planning to attend the graveside 
service are asked to meet at the funeral home by 10:45 a.m. Monday to 
proceed to the cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 until 4 p.m. 
Sunday in the sanctuary of Otterbein United Methodist Church. For those 
who prefer, memorial contributions may be made to the Otterbein United 
Methodist Church Memorial Fund, 120 E. Chilhowie Avenue, Johnson City, 
TN 37601. Condolences may be made online at www.appalachianfuneralhome.com. 
Appalachian Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 800 E Watauga Avenue, Johnson 
City, is serving the Hodge family. 

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