HAMPTON — Jack Matthew Hodges Jr., 71, died Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020.
Born in Hampton, he was a 1967 graduate of Kecoughtan High School and then graduated from Georgia Tech. He was a member of the Buckroe Fire Department and worked for Powers Business Machines until retiring in 2013; after which, he went to work for Enterprise Rent-A-Car.
Jack was a lifetime member of Elks Lodge No. 366 and had been a huge supporter of Phoebus High School softball and football. He was a huge New Orleans Saints fan and enjoyed watching NASCAR, especially Denny Hamlin. In his younger years, he enjoyed deer hunting and golfing.
He was preceded in death by his father, Jack M. Hodges Sr.; and dog, Precious.
Survivors include his wife of 20 years, Carol Anne Hodges; daughter, Jacqueline Denton, and her husband, Nathan; son-in-love, Bryan Wallace, and his wife, Courtney; stepdaughter, Bethany Couper, and her husband, Josh; stepson, Andrew Barker, and his wife, Meghan; mother, Dorothy Pauline Hudgins; sister, Becky Hodges; three brothers, Larry Hodges, Eddie Hodges and Paul Hodges; seven grandchildren, Hailey, Matthew and Amanda Denton, Carley, Cole and Liam Weisenberger and Joseph Couper and Kenzie Couper; great-granddaughter, his “little pumpkin spice,” Scarlett Michele Denton; and his cat, Spike.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 2, at Langley Christian Church, 175 Fox Hill Road, Hampton.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 7023, Merrifield, VA 22116-7023; or the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241-7005.
Share online condolences with the family at R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home.
