Andrew Hodge died Saturday, April 11, 2009, at his home. He was 85.

Mr. Hodge was a lifelong member of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church and a member of the American Legion Post 154, Grand Rapids, Mich. He served in the U.S. Navy. He retired from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, where he worked aboard the Jadwin as the head chef for more than 40 years.

His parents, Annanias and Lula Hodge, and brothers, Lem Woods, James Woods and Corneluis Woods, preceded him in death.

Survivors include his wife, Judith Hodge of Vicksburg; a daughter, Linda N. Tolliver of Vicksburg; a son, Andrew Perez Hodge of Ridgeland, Miss.; three sisters, Grace Woods and Odessa Hodge, both of Chicago,and Rosetta Woods of Milwaukee, Wis.; grandchildren, Melissa Faith Payne and Stacey Craine, both of Jackson, and Lorissa Hope Tolliver of Vicksburg; a great-grandchild, Myles Andrew Payne of Ridgeland; an uncle, Leon Hodge of Greenville; a cousin, Maurice Coleman of Rolling Fork; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Williams Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.