Feb. 21, 1939-Oct. 10, 2006

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Paul T. "Tom" Hodges, 67, Cloverdale, died Tuesday at his residence.

Born in Sumner County, Tenn., he was the son of Clarence Bethel and Margaret Eugenia (Pryor) Hodges. He married Lula Gaye (Christian) Hodges Oct. 7, 1956, and she survives.

He was a water proofer and a member of Coatesville Primitive Baptist Church.

Additional survivors include three daughters, Teresa Jayne Charleston, Phoenix, Sabrina Sue Simmerman, Greencastle, and Sylvia Lynn Bowman, Indianapolis; two sons, Paul Thomas Hodges II, Cloverdale, and Charles Anthony Hodges, Zions-ville; two sisters, Barbara Davis, Summerville, S.C., and Brenda Kay Kendall, Indianapolis; a brother, Dan Hodges, Indianapolis; 10 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Gene Hodges.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Whitaker Funeral Home, Cloverdale, with Brother Manasseh Gillam officiating.

Burial will follow at Cloverdale Cemetery.

Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.