Mr. Michael Paul Hodge, 50, passed away Monday, January 26, 2026, at his home in Kannapolis.
A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Friday, January 30, 2026, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Jeremy Collins will officiate.The family will receive friends from 12 to 1:45 pm Friday at Lady's Funeral Home.
Michael was born August 22, 1975 in Concord. He was a son of the late James Alfred Hodge and Linda Ann Karriker Hodge. He was a 1993 graduate of South Rowan High School. He went on to graduate from UNC-Charlotte with a B.S. in Accounting. He was retired from Rowan Cabarrus Community College where he worked as an accountant.
Michael is survived by his wife of 25 years, Sandy Huffstetler Hodge; two children, Caitlin Hodge of Woodleaf and Grayson Huffstetler of Kannapolis; brother, Alvin Parham of Kannapolis; and two grandchildren, Cicily Tucker and Banks Goodman.
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268 N. Cannon Blvd., Kannapolis, NC 28083

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