Mary Lee Hodges (Hebb)
November 13, 1938 ~ September 14, 2015
Mary Lee Hodges, 76, Hollywood, MD
Mary Lee Hebb Hodges of Hollywood, MD passed away on September 14th, 2015 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital surrounded by her devoted husband and children.
Mary Leoma Hebb was born November 13th, 1938 at her home, the Hebb House (now Tom Hodges Auto Sales) in Hollywood, MD. She was the daughter of the late George Alexander and Leoma Goldsborough Hebb.
Mary Lee is survived by her loving husband of 57 years, Jim Hodges; Sons, James Milford Hodges III of Accokeek, MD, Robert Alexander Hodges of Bluffton, South Carolina, Thomas Hebb Hodges of Hollywood, MD, Jon Goldsborough Hodges of New York City and daughter Mary Beth Peifer of Frederick, MD; five grandchildren, Timothy Michael Peifer, Christopher Andrew Peifer, Nicholas Alexander Peifer, Carly Elizabeth Hodges and Thomas Blake Hodges; sisters, Rose Marie Williams, Elizabeth Angelica (Betty) Hebb, and Lorraine (Sissy) Penland. The family extends our deepest appreciation to dear friends Sarah Smith and Barbara Ann Jordan.
Mary Lee graduated from St John Catholic School and St. Mary’s Academy. She also attended Immaculata College in Washington DC.
Mary Lee retired as a Supervisory Supply Technician/Assistant to the Controller from the Civil Service with the United States Navy at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River in 1989. She received numerous achievement awards throughout her career for outstanding service and for keeping the high traditions of the Naval Service. After retirement in Civil Service, Mary Lee served as Secretary/ Treasurer and Office Manager for 12 years at her son’s business, Tom Hodges Auto Sales.
Her proudest and most cherished job was being Mom and “Grandma”.
She was a longtime volunteer for Meals on Wheels and Birthright and a member of the Hollywood Lions Club. Mary Lee was a lifelong parishioner of St John Francis Regis Church in Hollywood, MD.
Visitation will be held on Friday, September 18th, 2015 from 5 to 8 pm at St John’s Church with prayers at 7 pm. A funeral mass will be held in St. John's Church on Saturday, September 19th, 2015 at 10 am. Interment will will take place on Monday, September 21st at 10:00AM in St. John's Cemetery, all are welcome.
In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Hollywood Vol. Rescue Squad and Care Net Pregnancy of St Mary’s County.
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Tom,Jim & family,
We are so sorry to hear of the passing of Momma Hodges.
She was such a wonderful lady and 2nd momma. Always enjoyable to be with, especially our seasonal gatherings.
We loved her and we know she loved us. And she definitely loved all of you. We will always cherish the memories and good times….
Please accept our sincerest condolences & prayers.
Lovya,
Steve & Bevie
Jim and Family, Our hearts go out to you as you grieve the loss of Mary Lee. May you all find comfort in knowing you were such a special loving part of such a well-lived life. May you also find comfort and strength from each other in the days ahead. Mary Lee will always have a special place in our hearts too. Our love and prayers, Joan & Dave
The Hodges Family – Our most sincere condolences on the passing of Mary Lee. Our hearts go out to you in this time of mourning. We’ll miss the sister, in-law and aunt we loved so well and take comfort in knowing she is resting in peace in heaven. We’ll cherish the memories of the wonderful times together and she’ll live on in our hearts forever. May faith be your sustenance in your time of grief. The Williams family.
Mr. Hodges and family, so sorry to hear of the passing of Mrs. Hodges. Don’t have the occasion to talk with you all like years ago when Bob and I were together almost all the time. Tom has given me family updates over the past few years. Mrs. Hodges was the kindest person to me all the time treating me like a son. Really enjoyed speaking with the two of you at Breton Bay maybe a year ago. Guess that’s the last time I spoke with her. Anyway, our thoughts and prayers are with you and the Hodges family. Tony and Marcia
Mary Lee will be missed by so many, she was a wonderful fun lady, I am proud to say that she was my dearest friend, my deepest sympathies go out to all of you and may god hold you in his arms.
Jim & Family
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and the family. Mary Lee was a great person and a very good friend of ours. May God grant you comfort at this time.
Heartfelt condolences to Mary Lee’s family. She had so much joy to share, and we will miss her easy laugh and witty humor. May peace fill your hearts as you relive loving memories of dear Mary Lee.
Dear Hodges family, My deepest sympathy goes out to you at the passing of your wife, and mother. Mary Lee was a very special woman, a good friend to me for many years. Although some time has passed since I’ve seen her my memories are are very sweet, we did a lot of talking while I was supposed to be cleaning her home. May the God of all comfort be with you now and may your memories be dear to your heart. God Bless you. Sandy
To the Hodges Family. We are so sorry for your loss. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you. She was a great lady, a great Mom, and wonderful friend. She will be missed….love Dale and Oleta
Mr. Hodges, Tom & Family,
We were sad to read about the passing of your wife/mom, she sure was a beautiful person and so dearly loved her family. God must have needed another beautiful angel. You all will be remembered in our thoughts and prayers!
Tommy & Rose Goldsborough
To the entire Hodges Family: We are so very sorry for the loss of such a lovely lady. You are in our thoughts and prayers at this very difficult time. Mike and Mary Ann
To the entire Hodges family, my deepest condolences on your loss of Mary Lee, Wife, Mother, Grandmother. Mary Lee was my supervisor at Public Works very early in my return to civilian service after coming back from Rhode Island. Of course, I knew her all my life from church and being a fairly close neighbor. She was a very fair supervisor and a good person. I hope all your many years of memories will sustain you all during this trying time of sadness. You are in my thoughts and prayers and may you R.I.P. Mary Lee knowing you did a good job here in earth.
Mr. Hodges, Tom, Beth and family, Our sincerest condolences go out to all of you for the loss of Mrs. Hodges. She was such a very beautiful, caring and kind woman who we have had the pleasure of knowing and enjoying her company for many years. Please know that you are all in our thoughts and prayers. May God bless each of you and comfort you during this difficult time and in the days ahead. Please know we are just a short distance away if you need anything at all. Love, Sheila & Otis
Our sincerest sympathy, especially to Tom, and all the Hodges family and many friends. She was a beautiful lady and may God bless her for all her many good works and faithfulness to Him. Please be assured of our love, thoughts and prayers.
Mary Lee worked for many years as a volunteer with me at Birthright, always uplifting to her co-workers and inspiring to those in need. Her family must be so proud of the beautiful life she led. It’s difficult to look at her lovely face and realize she is no longer with us, and, yet, leaves eternal memories. My prayers will be with her family whom she cherished.
Our deepest sympathies for the entire Hodges family, especially Jon. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. We hope that all the wonderful memories you all share will help to ease the pain.
The Magrane Family
Tom and Family,
My deepest sympathy for your loss. Mary Lee was a friend and wonderful lady. She will definitely be missed.
Peace and Prayers. Dave and Sue Scheible
The Christmas Poet
To all the Hodges family, Mary Lee was a wonderful lady. I enjoyed my time spent with her at Red Hat and other events too. God has another special angel to look after us. You are all in my prayers,
Jon,
We are so sorry to hear this. Please accept our condolences and we hope you heal as well as you can as soon as you can. From everything we heard about her it was clear that she was a wonderful person and a great Mom. It was obvious how much you loved her and you were wonderfully lucky to have each other. 🙂
Phil and Chris
I met Mrs. Hodges while at the center and she was so nice to me. I enjoyed talking with her and her son who brought her there. Not knowing her very long she just made me feel like everything was going to be o.k. I was so shocked to hear of her passing as I would have liked to know her better. Seeing all the kind words on here I know that she was much loved. I hope she is at peace now in the arms of our Lord. I will miss her beautiful smile and kind words.
Tom and Family; So very sorry to hear of your loss! I know words are of little comfort right now, but I hope you find peace knowing she is in the arms of our Lord! My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time.
Dear Tom and all,
We were so very sorry to hear of the loss of Mary. Just know our family has been lifting you all up in prayer. God bless you all.
With love,
The Menard Family