Mrs. Birdie M. Hodges passed away peacefully Monday at Piedmont Midtown Medical Center at the blessed age of 93. A native of Columbus and the daughter of the late Richard G. Miles and Annie Parker Miles Bussey, Mrs. Hodges was a 1946 graduate of William H. Spencer High School. At the age of twelve, she joined Fourth Street Missionary Baptist Church, remaining a faithful member until declining health. She had been active with the Sunday School Dept, Choir, Golden Age Ministry, PICCM and the Easter Committee. She served as a Poll Worker with the Muscogee County Board of Elections and was an Eastern Star, PHA. A home-maker, she was preceded in death by her husband, SSG(Ret) John Lee Hodges, Sr.

Survivors include two daughters, Shelia Rogers (Forest) and Carla Lanier; one son, John Hodges, Jr.; four grandchildren, Tavis Rogers, Kalinda Rogers, Everett Lanier III and Cerita Dockery; five great grandchildren, one great-great granddaughter; a sister-inlaw, Rosalind Gordon; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Mrs. Hodges will be laid to rest with her husband at the National Cemetery in Ft. Mitchell, Alabama during an 11:30 AM Homegoing Celebration on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Pastor J.H. Flakes III will officiate. Arrangements entrusted to Progressive Funeral Home, Inc.