Ms. Vena E. Hodge, age 92, of 109 Powell Street, Mountain City, Tennessee, passed away October 22, 2003 at the Johnson County Health Center. She was a native of Trade, Tennessee and was born June 22, 1911 to the late Link and Clara Alice Snyder Hodge. Ms. Hodge was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers; Sam and Lester Hodge and one sister Pauline Marrs. Ms. Hodge was a homemaker and a member of First Christian Church. Ms. Hodge is survived by three sisters; Faye Hodge of Mountain City, Tennessee, Bessy Hagy of Bluff City, Tennessee and Shirley Farmer of Concord, North Carolina, one brother; Garr Hodge of Mountain City, Tennessee and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services for Ms. Vena E. Hodge will be conducted 8:00 p.m. Friday, October 24, 2003 from the Chapel of the Hux-Lipford Funeral Home with Pastor Dwayne Dickson to officiate. Family will receive friends 6-8:00 p.m. prior to services at Hux-Lipford Funeral Home. Graveside Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 25, 2003 from the Sunset Memorial Park. Pallbearers are: Jack Hackney, Bob Hackney, Michael Paul Johnson, Brian Barlow, Dustin Maynard, Josh Maynard, Brandon Robinson and David Mains. Honorary Pallbearers are: Jack Greer, Dwayne Thompson, Roger Gentry, Ray Henson, Bill Gambill and Joe Gwinn. Friends may also call the residences of Jack & Lisa Hackney, 430 East Main Street, Mountain City, Tennessee or Faye Hodge, 222 Georgia Avenue, Mountain City, Tennessee. Online condolences may be sent to the family through our website at www.hux-lipford.com. Hux-Lipford Funeral Home is serving the Hodge family.