Obituary of Blanford Bernard Hodgson

Blanford Bernard Hodgson, age 97, of Meat Camp Road, Boone, passed away Thursday evening, July 14, 2016 at Watauga Medical Center. Mr. Hodgson was born June l4, 1919 in Watauga County to A. W. and Pearl Proffit Hodgson. He was a member of Proffitts Grove Baptist Church. From 1941 until 1945, he served in the 8th Infantry of the US Army during WWII and was awarded four bronze stars for serving campaigns in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe. Mr. Hodgson was a cattle farmer and a saw miller. His family was always his priority. He and his wife enjoyed raising annual vegetable gardens to share with family and friends. Mr. Hodgson is survived by his wife of 68 years, Elsie Greene Hodgson; son, Barney Hodgson and wife, Dianne Ward, and daughter, Jeanette Lyons and husband, Jim, all of Boone; grandchildren, Drew Wallace of Blowing Rock, Brad Hodgson and wife, Holly, of Kernersville, Justin Hodgson and Kerri Brown, both of Boone; and great grandchildren, Hal Hodgson, Jackson Borrack, Madison Haynes, Kalani Brown and Mariana Brown. A number of nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Bert Hodgson; and two sisters, Muriel Wilkinson and Stella Rhea Trivette. Funeral services for Bernard Hodgson will be conducted Sunday afternoon, July 17, 2016 at 3 oclock at Proffitts Grove Baptist Church, officiated by Pastor Delmar James and Rev. Herbert McCoy. The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon from 1:30 until 3 oclock, prior to services, at the church. Military graveside services provided by the American Legion Post 130 at the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 90 will follow at the Meat Camp Baptist Church Cemetery. The family respectfully requests no food. Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to the Meat Camp Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, in care of Barry Greene, 527 Jack Hayes Road, Boone, NC 28607. Online condolences may be shared at the website www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Hodgson family.