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Howard David Hodges
1921 - 1941
Howard David Hodges
1921 - 1941
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BORN
1921
DIED
1941
Howard David Hodges Obituary
Howard David Hodges, 20 a native of Beaufort County was killed in action December 7, 1941 in the attack on Pearl Harbor as he was stationed aboard the USS West Virginia BB48 as a F1C. Howard was positively identified by DNA evidence on October 15, 2020 returning home to be buried with his parents.
Howard was born July 14, 1921 in Beaufort County to Phate E. Hodges and Annie Elizabeth McLawhorn Hodges the 6th child of 15 children. Howard grew up in the fellowship and was a member of First Baptist Church Washington.
He was preceded in death by two sisters Enes Maybell Hodges and Josephine Hodges and grandparents James Hodges and Mary Corbitt Hodges and William Burton McLawhorn and Enes Fornes McLawhorn.
Since Howard's passing his parents Phate and Annie Hodges, 8 siblings: J. William Hodges, Novella Hodges Barnes, Johnnie L. Hodges, Annie Ree Hodges McRoy, Albert C. Hodges, J. Clifton Hodges, Bonny Garland (Stephen) Hodges and Robert "R. V." Hodges have joined him in heaven.
Left to cherish his memory and sacrifice are two sisters, Viola Hodges Pierce of Ahoskie, NC: Helen Hodges Martikke and husband Walter "Marty" of Chocowinity, NC, two brothers, Randy Gene Hodges of Mt. Gilead, NC and Lindberg "Lindy" Hodges and wife Mrytle G. of Chesapeake, VA. Along with many nieces and nephews.
A celebration of his life will be conducted by Pastor Tracy Gregory, Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 11:00 am in the Chapel of Joseph B. Paul, Jr. Funeral Service. Interment will follow in the family plot at Oakdale Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be directed to the Patriot Guard Riders, NCPG 8, Lakewood Court, Whispering Pines, NC 28327.
Click below to watch Howard David Hodges Homecoming Video
Alice Hodges Morris
December 8, 2021
God Bless you and thank you for your service
Linda Clark
April 23, 2021
Dear Soldier,
Thank you for volunteering to protect the liberty that cradles America. We cannot repay the debt we owe you for your sacrifice. We can tell others about what you and so many like you have given and continue to give and tell how dear the price freedom is. My father served in the Pacific.
JESSICA Barnes-Bond
April 17, 2021
It was absolutely beautiful to see him come home.
Shirley Chandler
April 15, 2021
Helen, I am so glad that you now have closer of your brother. I will be praying for you and the family .
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Corinne Horjus
April 15, 2021
Thank you for your service and sacrifice to your country!
Patrice Galloway
April 15, 2021
Thank You for your service and sacrifice. I am thankful that you have come home. God Bless you and your family.
Milton Hodges
April 14, 2021
Sorry foe your loss!
Marlean and Carlton Jackson
April 14, 2021
So glad that you are home and that the family can lay their hero and ours to rest . Thank you for fighting to keep us free.
Tracy Belyeu
April 14, 2021
So grateful for your service and that efforts continued throughout the years to bring you home. May God Bless your family.
Ginger Woolard Newbold
April 14, 2021
Thank you for your service, Mr. Hodges. I am so thankful your remains were identified and returned home. My dad survived Pearl Harbor and died in 2000 - I hope you were there to greet him in Heaven :)
Martha Baynor
April 13, 2021
So thankful that the family can finally have our hero laid to rest with his parents back home. God bless you.
Carole Gunn
April 13, 2021
So glad you have finally been identified and returned home. Thank you for your service.
Marilyn Willard Hale
April 13, 2021
I am so happy you were finally able to be returned to your family after all these years. Thank you for your service and giving your life for us and our country. May God bless your family. (Friend of Lindy and Myrtle Hodges.)
Marianna Jackson
April 13, 2021
Thank you for the total sacrifice that you made on that faithful day. So young to have had your life end. May the remaining family find solace in your return home.
alice cole
April 13, 2021
So happy to hear you have finally come back home to rest. Thank you so much for the service you gave for our country's freedom. My Daddy, Edward Earl Wall would be so glad to hear you have been found and returned to home soil. He loved all his cousins and we always enjoyed taking Grand Mama to visit with your Mama on Sunday afternoons. To the family that is left, I celebrate with you and am so glad you finally have this closure. God bless you. Alice Cole, Daughter of Earl Wall, Grand Daughter of Lossie McLawhorn Wall.
Malinda Hall Heath
April 13, 2021
Welcome Home, Sailor! Thank you for your service!
David Hodges
April 12, 2021
What an honor and privilege it is to welcome home our family hero , His sacrifice for our country and family will continue to live on as we continue sharing the stories we have had the privilege of learning from grandma and his siblings as to the truly special and loving person he was! What a joyous celebration for the entire Hodges family and to be partially named after Uncle Howard .
Gary Woolard
April 12, 2021
Not long ago I had the opportunity to visit Pearl Harbor. I visited the Arizona Memorial where my own relative is entombed. As I looked over the peaceful scene, it was difficult to imagine the carnage, noise and smells that were occurring during the attack and in the days that followed. As a retired Navy Senior Chief let me say to the family - thank you for Howard’s service. To fallen FC1 Hodges, Fair Winds and Following Seas my brother. May the Lord continue to hold you close.
Dawn Pinkham
April 12, 2021
Thank you for giving your life so all of us in this great country could live freely. You are truly a hero.
Nancy Edwards-Bennett
April 12, 2021
May he and those preceding him, Rest In Peace. Ever grateful for your service
Tammy Anderson
April 12, 2021
God Bless you and your family. Thank you for your service.
Debra Watson
April 12, 2021
I do not know you but I am greatful for your service to our country. Glad you are back home with family. God Bless
Tammy Alligood
April 12, 2021
Thank you for your service. And Praises to God that you are finally at home resting.
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