Hattie Ferrell Hodges, 94, of Lafayette, Tennessee, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2004 at Quality Health Care in Lebanon, Tennessee. The Smith County, Tennessee native was born Saturday, September 10, 1910, a daughter of the late Allen Carey Winfree and Nellie Elizabeth Timberlake Winfree, and was a retired school teacher for Macon County Schools and Smith County Schools. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Lafayette. She served her Lord in several positions including church secretary and librarian. Prior to moving to Lafayette in 1959, she lived most of her life in Smith County. She was a previous member of First Baptist Church in Carthage where she served as president of the Women's Missionary Union. Along with her husband, she taught Sunday School at Sullivan's Bend Mission in Smith County. She was united in marriage to Robert Waterman Hodges, who preceded her in death on April 12, 1964.

She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Carey and Leon Ivy, Killen, Alabama; a son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Margaret Hodges, Lafayette, TN; a brother, Victor Sullivan Winfree, Hartsville, TN; 6 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband and parents, she was also preceded in death by a brother, Davis Reed "Jimmy Joe" Winfree; 2 sisters, Florence Everett McHood and Allen Carey Plutz, 2 infant brothers, and a granddaughter, Linda Ivy Doran.

Funeral services for Hattie Ferrell Hodges were conducted at 1:00 PM Friday, December 10, 2004 at Lafayette First Baptist Church with Rev. Don Jones officiating. Burial was in Ridgewood Cemetery in Carthage. Active pallbearers were Tony Cook, Robert William Hodges, Kyle Turner, Jeff Whittemore, Billy King, and Don Stevens. Honorary pallbearers were Deacons of Lafayette First Baptist Church.

Alexander-Goad Funeral Home in Lafayette, TN was in charge of arrangements.