More detail on this person: John Edd Hodnett passed away Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel.
John was born June 29, 1941, in Tupelo, Miss., to Dovie and Harold Hodnett. He graduated from Denton
High School and shortly thereafter served in the Army in Vietnam. After his military service, he
began a 25-year career at Six Flags over Texas. He retired from Six Flags in 1987 to start his
automotive business. He operated that business until his passing. He was quick to offer his
expertise with anything mechanical and could often be found helping his friends. He loved singing at
his church, playing his guitar and being with his family.
Survivors: Daughters, Kimberly Beets and Shelly Hodnett; son, Brian Hodnett; sisters, Patty and
Delores and Jan; brothers, George and Billy and Lynn; seven grandchildren; and many relatives and
friends.
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