James Braxton Hodges, 85, Route 3, Clarksville, died Tuesday at Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Neal-Tarpley Chapel with the Rev. William Corley officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Gardens.  Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. today at Neal-Tarpley Chapel.
       He was born in Montgomery County on Oct. 25, 1900, the son of  Benjamin and Emma Talley Hodges.  He was a Methodist and a retired carpenter.
       Survivors include two daughters, Janie Phillips and Mildred Redford, both of Clarksville; a brother, Bill Hodges, Augusta, Ga.; and 16 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
 

Submitted by Sandra Stacey