Individual Details

Betty Fay Hodges

(20 Sep 1938 - 28 May 2008)

MARTIN, BETTY H. Betty H. Martin, age 69, of Bessemer, AL, died on May 28, 2008. Funeral Services will be held at Crestview Memorial Funeral Home on Saturday, May 31, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. with burial in Crestview Memorial Gardens. Rev. Tim Pippins officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 30, 2008 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Cecil Martin, brother, Levern Hodges and sister, Juanita Coffey. She is survived by her daughters, Beverly (Edward) Scott, Rhonda (Mark) Drake and Rogena (David) Beaty; son, Dennis Hodges; brother, Billy Hodges; sisters, Mickey Davis, Dorothy Vaught and Melba Schuster; 8 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren; and a host of dear friends and family.
Published in The Birmingham News on May 30, 2008.

Events

Birth20 Sep 1938Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
Census (family)-shared19 Apr 1940(Robert Lee Hodges and Ruth Wilson) New Merkle, Jefferson County, Alabama
Marriage28 May 1960Tarrant, Jefferson County, Alabama - Living
Marriage28 Jun 1966Alabama - John Cecil Martin
Death28 May 2008Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama
Obituary30 May 2008Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
Burial31 May 2008Crestview Memorial Gardens, Adamsville, Jefferson County, Alabama

Families

SpouseJohn Cecil Martin (1911 - 2003)
SpouseLiving
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
FatherRobert Lee Hodges (1889 - 1943)
MotherRuth Wilson (1902 - 1977)
SiblingNorman Levern Hodges (1927 - 2008)
SiblingNova Omega "Mickey" Hodges (1929 - 2020)
SiblingSarah Juanita Hodges (1930 - 1998)
SiblingWilliam David Hodges (1935 - 2015)
SiblingMelba Louise Hodges (1940 - 2017)
SiblingLiving

Notes

Census (family)-shared

Robert L Hodges Head Male 50 Alabama - Carpenter
Ruth Hodges Wife Female 37 Alabama
Robert L Hodges Son Male 25 Alabama - Odd jobs
James L Hodges Son Male 20 Alabama
Norman L Hodges Son Male 12 Alabama
Nova O Hodges Daughter Female 11 Alabama
Sarah J Hodges Daughter Female 9 Alabama
William D Hodges Son Male 4 Alabama
Bettie Hodges Daughter Female 1 Alabama

Marriage

James Dickinson
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 28 May 1960
Event Place: Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Event Place (Original): Tarrant
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Birth Year (Estimated): 1929
Father's Name: Thomas Mack Dickinson
Mother's Name: Francis Tuggle
Spouse's Name: Betty Fay Hodges
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 21
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1939
Spouse's Father's Name: Robert Lemon Hodges
Spouse's Mother's Name: Ruth Wilson

Marriage

John Cecil Martin
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 28 Jun 1966
Event Place: Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Birth Year (Estimated): 1912
Father's Name: George B Martin
Mother's Name: Corene Martin
Spouse's Name: Betty Fay Dickinson
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 27
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1939
Spouse's Father's Name: William J Hodges
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Hodges

Death

Betty H Martin
Given Name: Betty
Middle Name: H
Surname: Martin
State: Alabama
Last Place of Residence: Jefferson, Alabama
Previous Residence Postal Code: 35020
Age: 70
Birth Date: 20 Sep 1938
Death Date: 28 May 2008

Obituary

Deceased Name: Betty H Martin
Event Type: Obituary
Event Date: 30 May 2008
Event Place: Alabama, United States
Residence Place: Bessemer, Alabama
Residence Date: 28 May 2008
Gender: Female
Age: 69
Birth Year (Estimated): 1939
Death Date: 28 May 2008
Newspaper: Birmingham News
Spouse and Children:
John Cecil Martin Husband Male
Rhonda Drake Daughter Female
Rogena Beaty Daughter Female
Dennis Hodges Son Male
Beverly Scott Daughter Female
Parents and Siblings:
Levern Hodges Brother Male
Juanita Coffey Sister Female
Mickey Davis Sister Female
Melba Schuster Sister Female
Billy Hodges Brother Male
Dorothy Vaught Sister Female
Extended Family:
Edward Scott Son-In-Law Male
Mark Drake Son-In-Law Male
David Beaty Son-In-Law Male
Others on Record:
Rev Tim Pippins Nonrelative Male

Burial

Age 69 years.

Endnotes

1. United States Census, 1940 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1G5-QKZ.

2. Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG18-1FW4.

3. Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1D-ZJ5N.

4. United States Social Security Death Index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VSSR-T66.

5. United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKR8-3977.

6. Find a Grave Memorial 123356650.