Harold Dean Hodges

Mr. Harold Dean Hodges, 79, of Mount Airy, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 19, 2019, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem.  He was born May 27, 1940, to the late William Gaston “Gat” and Lovie Mae Cundiff Hodges.  Harold served in the United States Air Force as an airman second class and then co-owned Simmons Plumbing and Roofing Associates.  He attended Fancy Gap Baptist Church.  Harold was a charter member of Cross Creek Country Club and a lifetime member of The Elks Lodge.  He dedicated years of service to the Mount Airy Optimists Club.  Harold is survived by his wife and soulmate of 58 years, Eva Weiss Hodges.  Together they had three sons, Robert (Karen), Greg (Celia), and Eric.  He was so proud of his boys and the great men they have become.  He also was a proud papa to his five grandchildren, Audra (Jeremy), Russ, Jarrett, Cody (Stacey), and Lauren; and his five great-grandchildren, Emerson, Roe, Jud, Rhett, and Rylan.  The funeral service will be held Thursday, August 22, 2019, at 2:00 PM at Fancy Gap Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dwight Sechrist officiating.  Burial will follow at Skyline Memory Gardens, with military honors conducted by the VFW Memorial Honor Guard.  The family will receive friends Thursday in the church fellowship hall from noon until 2:00 PM.  The family would like to send a special thank you to Mount Airy Dialysis Center for your years of care of our Papa.  In lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to Fancy Gap Baptist Church, 1161 West Lebanon Street, Mount Airy, NC  27030.  Moody Funeral Services in Mount Airy is serving the family.