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Bessie Kate Bigger Hodge

August 4, 1924 — December 9, 2017

Bessie Kate Bigger Hodge died December 9, 2017. She was born in Selmer, Tennessee, August 4, 1924 to Nola Wilson (Nee) and Matthew Bigger. She graduated from Selmer High School (1942) and the University of Tennessee , Knoxville (1947) where she was a member of the Chi Omega Sorority. In 1947, she married James R. Hodge. Together they had two children, James (Jim) Bigger Hodge and Edith Kate Sage. She was an avid bridge player, member of Selmer’s Stephen Foster Music Club, and a life-long member of the 1st Christian Church of Selmer. She is survived by her son, Jim and his wife, Alice; her daughter, Edith; grandsons, Benjamin Thomas Sage and Aron Hodge Sage & his wife, Sandy, and great-granddaughter, Ayra Kate Sage.

Visitation will be held on Friday, December 15, 2017 from 4-8 PM. A celebration of life will be on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 1 PM all held at Shackelford’s Funeral Directors of Selmer, TN. Burial will be private.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to your local Hospice or a charity of your choice.
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Service Schedule

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Visitation

Friday, December 15, 2017

4:00 - 8:00 pm (Eastern time)

Shackelford Funeral Directors

160 West Cypress Avenue, Selmer, TN 38375

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Chapel Services

Saturday, December 16, 2017

Starts at 1:00 pm (Eastern time)

Shackelford Funeral Directors

160 West Cypress Avenue, Selmer, TN 38375

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