Tommy Smith Hodges passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at Wilson N Jones Hospital in Sherman, Texas. Visitation will be from 3-5 P.M., Sunday, January 19, 2025, at Mullican-Little Funeral Home in Bells/Savoy.  Funeral Services will also be at Mullican-Little Funeral Chapel, Monday, January 20, 2025 at 11:00 A.M. Lou Williams and Charles Wrenn will officiate. Brent Frailicks will be the soloist. Burial will follow at Sunnyside Cemetery in Savoy, Texas. Pallbearers will be Charles Wrenn, Terry Preuninger, Nathan Hale, Scott Wrenn, Christopher Preuninger, Blaine Sadler, Parker Preuninger, and Nicholas Wrenn.

Tommy was born February 14, 1929, in Ector, Texas. Her parents were Herman and Emma Smith. She graduated from Savoy High School in 1946. She went to business school in Sherman and then went to work for Quaker Oats also in Sherman. She married Robert Hodges on October 7, 1949. They were married for 63 years. After marriage, they moved to Decatur, Texas. There she was a housewife and stayed home with their first two daughters, Brenda and Patricia. They then moved to Denison, Texas, where their third daughter, Karen, was born. In 1963, they moved to Savoy, Texas where they resided the rest of their lives. Tommy stayed home as a housewife until the Fall of 1971 where she became the secretary/bookkeeper for Savoy ISD. When her husband, Robert, retired in 1985, she also retired. Her favorite pastimes were RV camping all over the United States with her husband and many lifelong friends, attending the many sporting events of her great grandchildren, and working puzzles.

Tommy was loved by everyone who knew her. She never had a bad word to say about anyone. She always had a smile that could illuminate an entire room, inspiring countless hearts with its warmth. She always said God had blessed her by allowing her to live a long, extraordinary life. She left an enduring legacy of love and devotion.

Tommy is survived by her three daughters and two sons-in-law, Brenda and Charles Wrenn of Leonard, Texas; Patricia and Terry Preuninger of Royse City, Texas, and Karen Lawson of Savoy, Texas; five grandchildren Angela Sadler of Leonard, Texas; Scott Wrenn and wife, Hannah, of Irving, Texas, Christopher Preuninger and wife, Tai, of Royse City, Texas, Lacie Hale and husband, Nathan, of Bells, Texas; and Corey Preuninger, and wife, Cindy, of Belton, Texas; ten great-grandchildren Brenley Sadler, Cheznie Hale, Blaine Sadler, Allie Hale, Sydnie Hale, Sadie Preuninger, Parker Preuninger, Presley Wrenn, Nicholas Wrenn, and Taylor Preuninger; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Tommy was preceded in death by her parents and eleven siblings Kate Howard, Ralph Smith, Willie Carter, Nettie Burkett, Lee Smith, John Smith, Edna Larwood, Frances McLarry, Ruby Cross, and Jean Morgan.

The family would like to thank Joan Santogrossi for her loving care of Tommy.

In lieu of flowers, you may wish to make a donation to the Robert F. Hodges scholarship fund at Savoy High School.