Birth date: Mar 15, 1936 Death date: Nov 18, 2014
Stanford (Stan) Leo Hodges, 78, of Temple Terrace went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 18, 2014. Stan was born in Homeland, Florida on March 15th, 1936 to the late John Bertram Hodges and Nellie Clyde Hodges. He is p Read Obituary
We felt it a privilege to be at the funeral of your dear Dad. The Lord was glorified, the gospel was clearly given and the music was God honoring and powerful. The church was completely full of people paying their respects to a person that was neither flashy nor concerned with being "relevant. He was simply faithful to his Lord, family and Church.
Your dear Mom and your entire family are in our prayers.
The Andrews
Not sure where to start, I grew up with the Hodges family and consider them "family", Stan was like my second Dad. He was always smiling and happy. I remember a camping trip when he got his new Camper for that fit on the back of his pickup truck that he was so excited about, all of us went to Piegeon Forge and us kids got to take turns riding in the front of the truck, such good memories.....he will be greatly missed here on this side......but we will see him again thats the wonderful gift God has given us Salvation and Eternal Life.
Cathy, I read your beautiful "memory of Dad" email and it was so moving! Your love for and relationship with your Dad sounds so similar to mine with my Dad. What a wonderful man who raised an amazing daughter. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family because I know how heartbreaking this time is for you. Sending love to you.
Sandy Cannington
May you find comfort in your cherished memories and in knowing that God is close to the brokenhearted. (Psalms 34:18) Our sincere sympathy to all of you.
I remember having Brother Hodges encourage me to sing in church. I remember going to the hill after work and practicing the song Beyond The Sunset.He kept telling me not to be tense but to relax. I sang the song and have not stopped singing since. I love this man and what he meant to me the 14 years we were at Tabernacle Baptist Church.
Bro Stan was a living testimony of how you use your talents for the Lord. I was blessed by his talents at Tabernacle Baptist Church for many years. He always had an encouraging word for you if you played an instrument and a sweet smile for you when you were done playing. No one knows how much a person will be missed until they are gone, something you learn when you loose a parent. But for all of us who knew him we all know have joy in knowing we will see him again as we join him heaven. I am so thankful to have known hiim and my life was better because of him. A silent stable person on the piano bench every service, using his talents for the Lord. To Arlene, Mark, Cathy, Danny Ted, Nathan, Jerry, Amy, Marilyn and Sylvia ; hold to those moments no one else knew about, the special times each one of you shared with him growing up, that no one else knew about. You are blessed to have been raised in a Christian with parents serving the Lord. As we grow older together we realize how important our times together are. We have no promise of tomorrow, but we do have the promise we will all be together again when we meet him in the air. My heart is heavy for you during this very difficult time. Your family has been a blessing to so many and we are so sorry for your loss... Anita Hallam Jones and Joseph Hallam
