Obituary: Philip E. Hodge
Philip E. Hodge ~ October 14, 1933 – January 20, 2023 (age 89)
Philip E. Hodge, 89, of Hornsby, passed away Friday, January 20, 2023, at Christian Care Center in Bolivar.
Mr. Hodge was born Saturday, October 14, 1933, in Hardeman County, son of the late Luther Aubrey Hodge and Maggie Orene Edmonds Hodge, living his whole life in Hardeman County, except for a few years in Camden. He married Jean Elizabeth Armour in September of 1972 and she preceded him in death on May 31, 2022. Mr. Hodge worked as a tool and dye maker at Harmon Automotive for many years and also worked maintenance with the Hardeman County Board of Education. He was a 1951 graduate of Bolivar Central High School and played baseball and basketball. Mr. Hodge enjoyed coaching many sports, being outside
and being active, was an avid coon hunter, and was always working on anything in his shop, but held his greatest love for being around his grandchildren and great
grandchildren. Mr. Hodge was a U.S. Army veteran and member of Hatchie Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and sunday school director.
Services were at the Shackelford Funeral Home chapel in Bolivar at 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 21, 2023, with burial in the Hatchie Cemetery near Hornsby.
Survivors include two daughters, Pam Pennington of Adamsville and Deborah Hodge of Bolivar; four grandchildren, Christopher Pennington, Robin Stebbins, Larry Pennington (Rachel), and Catherine Sanders (Mason); a sister, Lucy King of Hornsby; and eight great grandchildren. Tristan Pennington, Dylan Pritchett, Alayia Stebbins, Levi Pennington, Alyse Stebbins, Colton Pennington, Harley Morris, and Blakeleigh Sanders.
In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Philip Barry Hodge in 2013; two sisters; and three brothers.
Courtesy of Shackelford Funeral Directors, Bolivar, Tennessee.
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