Emma C Hodson

December 15, 1924 - August 28, 2021

Emma C Hodson, 96 years of age, of Peebles, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021, at the Hospice of Hope Ohio Valley Inpatient Center, in Seaman, Ohio. Emma was born in the Louden community of Peebles, Ohio, on December 15, 1924, the daughter of the late Milby and Esta (Bailey) Barnes. Emma worked as a meat cutter and a house painter. She attended the Frog Hollow Church. Emma was an accomplished quilter, having completed over 1,000 quilts, many of which she donated to various charitable organizations and causes. In addition to her parents, Emma was preceded in death by her husband, Thurman Hodson, who passed on August 12, 1987; and a daughter, Cathy Caudill. She was also preceded by her five brothers, Raymond, Harold, Estle, Ray, and Ernie; and three sisters, Imogene, Marie, and Flossie. Emma is survived by her seven sons, William (Judy) Haslam, James Haslam, Danny (Susie) Haslam, all of Ohio; Frederick Hodson, of Florida; Steve (Elaine) Hodson, of Ohio; Randy Hodson, of Florida; and Richard (Karen) Hodson, of Florida; as well as four daughters, Janice Kreckler, of Ohio; Connie Witherspoon, of Ohio; Betty (Stanley) Deane, of Massachusetts; and Sue (Howard) Blakely, of Florida. Emma will be sadly missed by her many nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends, as well as her 34 grandchildren, 131 great-grandchildren; and 64 great, great-grandchildren. Family and friends may pay their respects during visitation on Friday, September 10, 2021, from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm, at the Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home, in Peebles, Ohio. Funeral services for Emma will be held on Friday, September 10, 2021, at 1:00 pm, at the Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home, in Peebles, Ohio. Tim Case will officiate the ceremony. Burial will follow in the Locust Grove Cemetery, in Peebles. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home. Please visit us at www.wallacethompsonfuneralhomes.com to leave words of comfort for the family in our online guestbook.