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Sara Gentry Hodges

1941 - 2025

Sara Gentry Hodges obituary, 1941-2025, Baldwin, NC

BORN

1941

DIED

2025

FUNERAL HOME

Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory

194 Queen Street

Boone, North Carolina

Sara Hodges Obituary

Sara Gentry Hodges

Born: October 16, 1941 | Died: January 29, 2025

Sara Gentry Hodges, Age 83 passed away January 29, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Sara was the daughter of Todd H. Gentry and Nina J. Houck.

She graduated from Beaver Creek High School in 1959 and UNC Greensboro in 1985.

Sara is survived by her loving husband John W. Hodges, III of Jefferson, NC; daughter, Elizabeth (Tad) Kepley of Lexington, NC; son, John W. (Beth) Hodges IV of Jefferson, NC; five grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

A Family Graveside service was conducted at Mt. Lawn Memorial Park and Gardens in Boon, NC.

Full obituary will be on our website at www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com where you can also offer your condolences to the Hodges family.

Arrangements are entrusted to Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Courier from Feb. 7 to Feb. 12, 2025.

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