Newmon Hodgson, of De Kalb, Texas, passed away Friday, February 2, 2024 at a Texarkana, Texas care facility. He was 98.
Newmon was born April 1, 1925, in De Kalb, Texas, to Leonard Odis and Bertha Mae Smith Hodgson. He retired from Red River Army Depot where he worked as a Supervisor in the Supply Division. Newmon was a member of First Baptist Church in De Kalb, Texas where he served as a Deacon and Sunday School Superintendent. He was a Veteran of the United States Army, a member of the American Disabled Veterans and a member of American Legion Post #488 in New Boston, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mary Louise Baswell Hodgson; a son, Terry Hodgson; a daughter, Miline Hodgson; three sisters, Dovie Mathews, Lula Farra and Ann Hodgson; and five brothers, Odis S. Hodgson, Walter S. Hodgson, Floy Hodgson, B.C. Hodgson and Joe Hodgson.