CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Josephine W. Hodges, 5 Jan 2000
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Josephine W. Hodges
1/07/00 

   Josephine Williams Hodges, 98, formerly of 124 Mayflower Road, 
Johnson City, died Wednesday, January 5, 2000, at Hermitage Health 
Center, Elizabethton, after a brief illness.
   Mrs. Hodges was a native of Carter County and a daughter of the 
late Abraham B. and Loretta Frazier Williams. She was also preceded in 
death by her husband, Conley L. Hodges, in 1977, a son, five brothers 
and three sisters.
   Mrs. Hodges had lived in Washington County for 70 years. She had been 
a homemaker and was a Charter Member of the Watauga Valley Free Will 
Baptist Church.
   Survivors include two daughters, Euretha H. Anderson and Velma H. Rowe, 
both of Johnson City, and three sisters, Flossie Williams, Violet Branch 
and Georgia Lewis, all of Elizabethton. Seven grandchildren, 13 great-
grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive.
   Morris-Baker Funeral Home, 2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, (423) 
282-1521, is in charge of arrangements.

   HODGES -- Graveside services for Josephine Williams Hodges, 98, formerly 
of 124 Mayflower Road, Johnson City, who passed away Wednesday, are 
scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Monte Vista Burial Park. The family will 
receive friends from 1 p.m. until time to leave for the cemetery 
approximately 1:45 p.m. in the North Chapel of Morris-Baker Funeral Home. 
The services will be conducted by Rev. Mark Turner and Rev. Lennie Smith. 
The family would like to extend their greatest appreciation for the staff 
and management of Hermitage Health Center. Pallbearers will be Tony Anderson, 
Steve Anderson, Philip Rowe, Larry Hodges, Dan Rutledge and Kenneth 
Williams. To those who wish, memorials may be made to: Hermitage Health 
Center, "Activities Fund," Hillview Drive, Elizabethton, Tenn. 37643. 
Morris-Baker Funeral Home, 2001 Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, (423)
 282-1521, is in charge of arrangements.