William Beverly Hodges Sr.

   Cause of his death was Respiratory Failure / Acute Bronchitis / Coronary Heart Disease.

   Another name for William was Beverly.

  General Notes:

The 1930 Federal Census for Martinsville, Henry Co., VA, District 14, page 51B records (William) Beverly (26) and (Cora) Frances (24) (Lovelace) Hodges with children Clyde (5), Beverly Jr. (4). and Bobby (1 6/12). Beverly and Frances have been married about 7 years. Both Beverly and Francis are Helpers at a Dairy. Also in the household is his widowed sister-in-law Willie Seay (36 - VA/VA/VA) [ie Willie is the sister to Cora Francis Lovelace, daughter of Cora Draper Lovelace. Next door is T. George Lovelace (48 - NC/NC/NC) with his wife Corina (51) and children Thomas (22) and Drewry (12). Also in the household is Russell Seay (15). [T George & Corina Lovelace are Francis' parents ... and from 1920 census records it appears that Russell is the son of Willie Seay.]
Now ... the 1920 census for Big Creek, McDowell Co., WV records James C. (35) & Willie (25) Seay with children Odessa (7) and Russell (5). The West Virginia Vital Records (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) have a death certificate for James Seay: Died March 10, 1920 of Chronic Tubercular Cystitis at age 39 in Welch, McDowell Co., WV. He was a Miner.

See notes on his father-in-law Thomas George Lovelace for additional 1930 census facts regarding the family.

The January 12, 1971 edition of the Danville Bee records the obituary for W. B. Hodges Sr.:
W. B. Hodges Sr. Succumbs At 67
Martinsville - W. Beverly Hodges Sr., 67, of Martinsville died in a local hospital early today following three days of illness.
He was born in Henry County, a son fo the late John A. and Mary Wingfield Hodges, and was a retired captain of the city prison farm with 20 years service. He was a member of Chatham Heights Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Cora Lovelace Hodges of the home; two sons, Clyde Hodges of Eden, N.C., and B. W. Hodges of Martinsville; and one sister, Mrs. Lottie Adams of Eden.
The funeral will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m. at McKee Chapel. Interment will be in Roselawn Burial Park.

  Medical Notes:

Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
Name: William Beverly Hodges Sr
Residence: 66 Stultz Road, Martinsville, VA
Occupation: Captain of the City Prison Farm
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 67
Birth Date: 31 Dec 1903 in Henry Co., VA
Death Date: 12 Jan 1971
Death Place: Memorial Hospital, Martinsville, Virginia
Burial: Roselawn Burial Park, Martinsville, VA
Registration Date: 19 Jan 1971
Father: John A Hodges
Mother: Mary Wingfield Hodges
Spouse: Cora Frances Lovelace
Military Status: none
Informant: Mrs. Cora Lovelace Hodges

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Wood worker at a furniture factory (1920).

William married Cora Francis Lovelace, daughter of Thomas George Lovelace and Corina (Cora) Smith Draper, about 1923. (Cora Francis Lovelace was born on 2 Apr 1906 in Ridgeway, Henry Co., Va. and died on 10 Aug 1996 in Martinsville, Henry Co., VA..)