J. T. Hodnett
Posted: February 26, 2017
MONTPELIER — J. T. Hodnett, 76, died Feb. 24, 2017, at his residence in Cedar Bluff. Mr. Services are today at 3 p.m. at Palestine United Methodist Church near Montpelier with the Rev. Harold Robinson officiating. Burial will follow at Palestine Cemetery. Visitation is today from 1:30 p.m. until service time at the church. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point entrusted with arrangements. Mr. Hodnett was born Feb. 15, 1941, in Cedar Bluff to the late David and Ora Roena Stafford Hodnett. He was formerly employed in maintenance and was an inspector at Babcock & Wilcox in West Point. He was a member of Palestine United Methodist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Pauline Ferguson and Merline Caldwell. He is survived by his wife, Leora Lofton Hodnett of Cedar Bluff; daughters, Michelle Simmons of West Point and Kelly Gaskin of Pheba; sons, Raymon Hodnett of West Point, David Hodnett and Alan Hodnett, both of Cedar Bluff and Terry Hodnett of Dancy; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Pallbearers are James Scott, Tyler Hodnett, Walker Hodnett, Wesley Gaskin, Will Barkes, Bill Caldwell, and Brady Gaskin. Memorials may be made to Palestine United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Mrs. Roxie Brock, 611 Joe Stevens Road, Cedar Bluff, MS 39741; or to Palestine United Methodist Church, c/o Bonnie Thompson, 18850 Mac Pate Road, Cedar Bluff, MS 39741.