Audrey L Hodges

Audrey L Hodges died Sept. 4. She was 95.

Hodges was born to John Louis and Lara Chloe McKinzie on July 1, 1927 in Warren, Arkansas. She attended school until the 10th grade when she had to leave to work the cotton fields. She worked at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory canteen. She owned Little Audrey’s Restaurant and Donut Shop and also Blimpies Subs and Salads.

She is predeceased by Claude Pierce Sr., Clarence Pierce, Claude Pierce Jr., Ernest Hodges, and stepson Vincent Hodges. She is survived by Johnna Smith, Livermore; Jimmy Pierce, Livermore; Phyllis Pierce, Livermore; stepson Dale Hodges, Washington; stepdaughter Linda Bishop, Washington and stepson Jeffrey Hodges, Washington, She has 13 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.

Family suggests that memorials be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital in memory of Ernest and Audrey Hodges.