Betty Ruth Hodges, 78, of Florence, Alabama passed away June 5, 2022. Family will receive friends Wednesday from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm at Williams Funeral. Mrs. Hodges will lie in state Thursday, at Eastwood Church of Christ from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm with the funeral immediately following. Sonny Owens and Johnathan Hodges will be officiating, the burial will follow in Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens.

Mrs. Hodges was preceded in death by her parents, Talmadge and Mary Lou Borden; husband, Kenneth Hodges; children, Sonny Hodges and Greg Hodges; grandchildren, Dustin Whitten, Cooper Hodges, and John Price; two sisters; seven brothers.

Survivors include her children, Julie Hurd, Toye Morgan (Tim), Sheila Belcher (Tom), Tobey Coosenberry (Penney), Barbie Johnston (Scotty), Mitzi Schnelle (Jake), Elizabeth Hodges, Wendy Shackelford (Adam); siblings, Delores Williford and Phillip Borden. Additional survivors include twenty-three grandchildren, forty-nine great-grandchildren, and fifty-seven foster children.

She has always been the rock to our entire family. She was one that considered everyone family. She was a truly amazing person that will be missed by many.

In lieu of flowers please donate to the Super Cooper Memorial Fund benefitting the Pediatric Brain Foundation at https://team.curethekids.org/campaign/the-ask-me-about-super-cooper-memorial-fund/c162627 in “Memory of Cooper Hodges”