Ralph Hearn Hodges age 82, passed away December 9, 2022, at the Henderson Health & Rehabilitation Center.
He was born November 25, 1940, in Henderson, the son of the late John Henry and Jaunita Hearn Hodges. He attended Chester County Schools and entered the U.S. Army in 1965 and served during the Vietnam war and served until he retired in 1988. He lived at Fort Campbell during the service and then returned to Henderson. He worked at Specialty Products as a welder. He was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church.
He married Carolyn Blankenship in 1961. They were married twenty-five years. She passed away in 2019. He married Linda Vanlandingham in 1996. She preceded him in 2018.
Mr. Hodges is survived by two sons, Tim Hodges of Lexington and Eric Hodges (Tracy) of Henderson and a daughter, Donna Armanettie (Frank) of Scottsdale, AZ; four grandchildren, Travis Lee (Emily), Carol Barber (Luke), Alex Armanettie and Asterade Armanettie and one great grandchild, Julie Lee.
There will be Private family funeral services.
Burial will follow in Trinity Cemetery.
Shackelford Funeral Directors
