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Brownie Eddra (Passons) Hodge
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Passons Brownie Passons Hodge was born August 9, 1920 in Sparta,
Tennessee and passed away peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her
children at her home in Flower Mound, Texas on December 19, 2018.
She is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 71 years, Clifford
Earl Hodge, Sr., who served with the United States Marine Corp in WWII.
While a young four-year old girl, her parents, William Brown Passons and
Lenora Bell Passons moved with their three children to Dallas, Texas.
She went to Highland Park grade school and graduated from Forest High
School. Brownie had many careers during her busy lifetime. While raising
her six children, she directed and managed a nursery, preschool and
kindergarten for Walnut Hill Baptist Church and Royal Oaks Baptist
Church. She was the "chief cook and bottle washer" literally and without
her efforts the churches would have had a difficult time existing. Her
faith and her church were an important part of her life and she found
time to teach Sunday school, play the piano and organ and raise her kids
in church. Thru her diligence, each of her kids became baptized
believers.
Years later she became the personal nurse to Dr. Eugene Massad, who she
served for 22 years, all the while tending her children and never
missing the boys' football, baseball, basketball, volleyball, or soccer
games thru grade school, high school, college and beyond.
After retiring from Dr. Massad, she studied china painting, and to no
one's surprise became quite accomplished. After a short while, she began
teaching classes in china painting and doll making and continued to
teach and paint thru her 94th birthday. She and Clifford were serious
collectors of depression glass, Aladdin lamps and other antiques and
never passed up an antique store in or out of the state. She also never
passed up an opportunity to play dominos, forty-two, moon, spades and
dirty darn, which she played right until the end. But thru it all, her
primary focus was always her kids, grandkids, and great grandkids.
Brownie is survived by her sister Christine Pope, daughter Ruth and
husband David Adkisson, son Ken and wife Pat Hodge, son Ray and wife
Heidi Hodge, son Cliff (Preshie) and wife Shelia Hodge, son Bill and
wife Janice Hodge and daughter Ann Hodge Ingram, 10 grandchildren, great
grandchildren and great great grandchildren.
The family is extremely grateful for the wonderful loving care given by
her nurses and care givers, Naomi Nash and Karen Moor and would also
like to thank Community Hospice of Texas.
Services are being held on Saturday, December 22, 2018, at Lakeland
Baptist Church, 397 S Stemmons Freeway, Lewisville, TX 75067. Visitation
will begin at 1:00 p.m. with the service to follow at 2:00. The burial
will follow at Restland Memorial Cemetary, 13005 Greenville Ave, Dallas,
TX 75243.
Source: The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas, Friday, December 21,
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HODGE
BROWNIE E. - AUGUST 9, 1920 - DECEMBER 19, 2018
CLIFFORD E. - OCTOBER 31, 1919 - APRIL 7,2009
Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
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