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George Brinson Hodges, Jr

Male 1923 - 2010  (87 years)


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  • Name George Brinson Hodges  [1, 2
    Suffix Jr 
    Birth 7 Jan 1923  Levi Kennedy farm, Tattnall, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As G B 
    Death 2 Mar 2010  St Joseph's Hospital, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • G.B. Hodges: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

      Savannah Morning News (GA) - March 4, 2010

      Deceased Name: G.B. Hodges

      CLAXTON - G.B. Hodges, 87, died March 2, at St. Joseph's Hospital.

      He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean and his brother and sister-in-law, Holmes and Mary Ann Hodges.

      Survivors: son, Ricky (Beverly) Hodges of Reidsville; daughter, Nancy (Johnnie) Crosby of Shellman Bluff, GA; brother and sister-in-law, Carl Lee and Linda Collins of Claxton; three grandsons, Rev. John (Jo) Crosby of Guyton, Gavin (Anna) Hodges of Reidsville and Nathan (Lindsay) Hodges of Reidsville; five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

      Visitation: March 4, 5-8:00 p.m., at J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home.

      Funeral: March 5, 11:00 a.m., at Bay Branch Primitive Baptist Church.

      Burial: Bay Branch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.

      Remembrances: Bay Branch Church Cemetery Fund, 393 Bay Branch Church Rd., Claxton, Ga., 30417; or North Spring Assisted Living, 4 North Spring St., Claxton, GA., 30417.
      J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home

      Savannah Morning News, March 4, 2010
      Page: 5B
      Copyright (c) 2010 Savannah Morning News

      George Brinson (G.B.) Hodges Jr., born on January 7, 1923, passed away March 2 at the age of 87.

      The Tattnall County native was a Deacon of Bay Branch Primitive Baptist Church. A kind and gentle man, he has been a friend to all who knew him.

      G.B. retired after 25 years service as a plant industry inspector for seed, feed, fertilizer and grain for the Department of Agriculture, for the State of Georgia. Farming was his primary occupation throughout his lifetime. During WWII he worked for the Seaboard Railroad and in the early 1950s he and his wife, Jean, managed the Travelers Inn Restaurant next door to the G.B. Hodges Motel in Claxton, Ga. His son and grandsons now own and operate his farm.

      He was preceded in death by his wife, Jean Powell Hodges, and his brother and sister-in-law, Holmes and Mary Ann Hodges.

      Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, Ricky and Beverly Hodges of Reidsville, Ga.; one daughter and son-in-law, Johnnie and Nancy Crosby of Shellman Bluff, Ga.; one brother and sister-in-law, Carl Lee and Linda Collins of Claxton; three grandsons and grand-daughters-in-law, the Rev. John and Jo Crosby of Guyton, Ga., Gavin and Anna Hodges of Reidsville and Nathan and Lindsay Hodges of Reidsville; five great-grandchildren, Erin, Wesley and Jeffrey Crosby, and Kennedy and Caroline Hodges.

      Visitation will be Thursday, March 4, 5:00- 8:00 p.m., at J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home.

      Funeral services will be held Friday, March 5, 11:00 a.m., at Bay Branch Primitive Baptist Church. Burial will be in Bay Branch Church Cemetery.

      Remembrances may be sent to Bay Branch Church Cemetery Fund, 393 Bay Branch Church Rd., Claxton, Ga. 30417 or North Spring Assisted Living, 4 North Spring St., Claxton, Ga. 30417.

      J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
    Burial 5 Mar 2010  Bay Branch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Claxton, Evans, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I12287  tng Genealogy

    Father Living 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F13958  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mildred Jeanette Powell,   b. 1 Nov 1925, Manassas, Evans, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jul 2004, Evans Memorial Hospital, Claxton, Evans, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 24 Aug 1944  Elder Stubbs home, Glennville, Tattnall, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Living
    +2. Living
    Family ID F4306  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Aug 1944 - Elder Stubbs home, Glennville, Tattnall, Georgia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Mar 2010 - St Joseph's Hospital, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S341] Ancestry.com, United States Obituary Collection, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. Newspaper: Claxton Enterprise; Publication Date: 4 03 2010; Publication Place: Claxton , GA , USA.
      Record for George Brinson (G.B.) Hodges Jr.
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      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=web-obituary&h=22366720&indiv=try

    2. [S541] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85764012/george-brinson-hodges.
      Record for George Brinson Jr Hodges
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