Billy was preceded in death by his sisters, Juanita Coffee and Betty Martin and his brother Lavern Hodges.
Also by his beloved wife Joyce Marie Hodges and son Samuel Wayne Hodges. Billy is survived by his sisters,
Micki Davis, Dorothy Vaught and Melba Schuster. Also by his children James Brown, Paula Cooper, Cathy Cooper
and Robert Hodges and their spouses, along with 6 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
