Dorothy May Hodges was born on June 23rd 1940 in Clarksville, Tennessee to Lottie & Samuel W. Givens. She had 3 brothers & one sister. She loved reading, animals, especially horses. She loved music, especially Elvis Presley. She loved spending time with her family & was a devoted wife & mother. Dorothy loved children & babies & babysat for many years. She met the love of her life, James T. Hodges in 1955. They were married the same year & were married 59 wonderful years until his passing in 2014. Dorothy was a homemaker & loved it. She was preceded in death by her parents & her daughters Brenda Ann Hodges & Connie Hodges. She leaves behind daughter Melissa Ann James & son-in-law Rob James.