Jimmy Lyles Hodge, 78, died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, at his home in Oxford. Born in Oxford, to William Lyles and Dorothy Emma Hodge, he was retired from Elliott and Britt Engineers where he worked as a field operation supervisor. He was a member of New Prospect Baptist Church and an active member of the Yocona Community. He enjoyed telling stories and loved his family. He served in the United States Army National Guard for eight years.
The funeral service will be Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, at 1 p.m. at New Prospect Baptist Church with Rev. Buster Wilson and Rev. Chase Owen officiating. Burial will follow in Delay Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday evening, Oct. 28, 2015 from 4- 7 p.m. at Waller Funeral Home and prior to the service beginning at noon at the church.
Survivors include his mother, Dorothy Smith, Oxford; wife, Alice Hodge, Oxford; two daughters, Pam (Scott) Lowery, Oxford, and Paige (Hunter) McGonagill, Oxford; two sisters, Shelby Davis (Danny) Baker, Oxford, and Phyllis (Mike) Lofton, Southaven; three brothers, Larry Smith, Moon Lake, TN, Bennie (Gail) Smith, Southaven, and Bill (Sue) Smith, Southaven; five grandchildren, Emily Owen, Jaden Cook, Mary Wait, Ethan McGonagill, Sawyer Hodge McGonagill, and two great grandchildren, Haley Owen and Grace Lyles Owen.Along with his father, he was preceded in death by his great granddaughter, Reid Michelle Owen.
Memorial contributions in his memory may be made to New Prospect Baptist Church, 823 Highway 334, Oxford, MS 38655 or the Delay Cemetery Fund, 1171 Highway 334, Oxford, MS 38655.