Martha Rachael Hodges, age 74 of Pikeville, died Wednesday, January 3, 2018. She was born July 10, 1943 in Pompano Beach, FL.
Marty, as she was well known, was a member of First Southern Baptist Church, enjoyed singing, gardening, stain glass making, traveling and camping. She worked twenty-one years as Supervisor of records at the Citrus County Sheriff’s Department in Florida.
Martha was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Bartoe and Edith Grace Miller Heath; brother, Thomas James Heath.
Survivors include her husband of fifty-seven years, Jackson Edward Hodges, Sr.; son, Jackson Edward (Tina) Hodges, Jr., Pikeville; daughter, Cynthia Marie (William) Thies, TX; brother, Harry Eugene (JoAnn) Heath, GA; sister, Edith (David) Stroud, FL; four grandchildren, Keith Aaron (Allie) Thies, Rachael Marie (Andrew) Urbanic, Taylor Anne Hodges, Hannah Elizabeth Hodges; one great-granddaughter, Alice Rose Thies; several nieces, nephews, cousins, and a host of friends.
A memorial service was held at the Pikeville Funeral Home Chapel with pastors Darrell Evans and Donnie Lawson officiating.
Source: Pikeville Funeral Home, Pikeville, TN.
“God’s Garden”
God looked around his garden
And found an empty place.
He then looked down upon the earth,
And saw your tired face.
He put His arms around you
And lifted you to rest.
God’s garden must be beautiful,
He always takes the best.
Marty, as she was well known, was a member of First Southern Baptist Church, enjoyed singing, gardening, stain glass making, traveling and camping. She worked twenty-one years as Supervisor of records at the Citrus County Sheriff’s Department in Florida.
Martha was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Bartoe and Edith Grace Miller Heath; brother, Thomas James Heath.
Survivors include her husband of fifty-seven years, Jackson Edward Hodges, Sr.; son, Jackson Edward (Tina) Hodges, Jr., Pikeville; daughter, Cynthia Marie (William) Thies, TX; brother, Harry Eugene (JoAnn) Heath, GA; sister, Edith (David) Stroud, FL; four grandchildren, Keith Aaron (Allie) Thies, Rachael Marie (Andrew) Urbanic, Taylor Anne Hodges, Hannah Elizabeth Hodges; one great-granddaughter, Alice Rose Thies; several nieces, nephews, cousins, and a host of friends.
A memorial service was held at the Pikeville Funeral Home Chapel with pastors Darrell Evans and Donnie Lawson officiating.
Source: Pikeville Funeral Home, Pikeville, TN.
“God’s Garden”
God looked around his garden
And found an empty place.
He then looked down upon the earth,
And saw your tired face.
He put His arms around you
And lifted you to rest.
God’s garden must be beautiful,
He always takes the best.
Martha Rachael Hodges, age 74 of Pikeville, died Wednesday, January 3, 2018. She was born July 10, 1943 in Pompano Beach, FL.
Marty, as she was well known, was a member of First Southern Baptist Church, enjoyed singing, gardening, stain glass making, traveling and camping. She worked twenty-one years as Supervisor of records at the Citrus County Sheriff’s Department in Florida.
Martha was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Bartoe and Edith Grace Miller Heath; brother, Thomas James Heath.
Survivors include her husband of fifty-seven years, Jackson Edward Hodges, Sr.; son, Jackson Edward (Tina) Hodges, Jr., Pikeville; daughter, Cynthia Marie (William) Thies, TX; brother, Harry Eugene (JoAnn) Heath, GA; sister, Edith (David) Stroud, FL; four grandchildren, Keith Aaron (Allie) Thies, Rachael Marie (Andrew) Urbanic, Taylor Anne Hodges, Hannah Elizabeth Hodges; one great-granddaughter, Alice Rose Thies; several nieces, nephews, cousins, and a host of friends.
A memorial service was held at the Pikeville Funeral Home Chapel with pastors Darrell Evans and Donnie Lawson officiating.
Source: Pikeville Funeral Home, Pikeville, TN.
“God’s Garden”
God looked around his garden
And found an empty place.
He then looked down upon the earth,
And saw your tired face.
He put His arms around you
And lifted you to rest.
God’s garden must be beautiful,
He always takes the best.
Marty, as she was well known, was a member of First Southern Baptist Church, enjoyed singing, gardening, stain glass making, traveling and camping. She worked twenty-one years as Supervisor of records at the Citrus County Sheriff’s Department in Florida.
Martha was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Bartoe and Edith Grace Miller Heath; brother, Thomas James Heath.
Survivors include her husband of fifty-seven years, Jackson Edward Hodges, Sr.; son, Jackson Edward (Tina) Hodges, Jr., Pikeville; daughter, Cynthia Marie (William) Thies, TX; brother, Harry Eugene (JoAnn) Heath, GA; sister, Edith (David) Stroud, FL; four grandchildren, Keith Aaron (Allie) Thies, Rachael Marie (Andrew) Urbanic, Taylor Anne Hodges, Hannah Elizabeth Hodges; one great-granddaughter, Alice Rose Thies; several nieces, nephews, cousins, and a host of friends.
A memorial service was held at the Pikeville Funeral Home Chapel with pastors Darrell Evans and Donnie Lawson officiating.
Source: Pikeville Funeral Home, Pikeville, TN.
“God’s Garden”
God looked around his garden
And found an empty place.
He then looked down upon the earth,
And saw your tired face.
He put His arms around you
And lifted you to rest.
God’s garden must be beautiful,
He always takes the best.
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