James Henry Hodges, age 56, of Mechanicsville, MD, formerly of Forestville, MD died July 2, 2009 at his residence. Born July 23, 1952 in Washington, D.C., he was the son of Harold H. Hodges and Doris Johnson Hodges. He was a truck driver.

Mr. Hodges was a member of Mt. Zion Methodist Church and he loved to ride Harley Davidson motorcycles.

Besides his parents, he is survived by his wife, Brenda F. Hodges; daughters, Lisa Marie Howard (Duke) of Waldorf, MD and Dominique Showalter (Claude) of Golden Beach, MD and a brother, Harold Wayne Hodges, also of Golden Beach and 6 grandchildren.

The family will receive relatives and friends for a Life Celebration on Monday, July 6, 2009 from 4-8p.m. at the Brinsfield-Echols funeral Home, P.A., 30195 Three Notch Rd., Charlotte Hall, MD. A funeral service will be conducted by Rev. Ann Strickler on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at Brinsfield-Echols at 11:00a.m. Interment will follow at Trinity Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Claude Showalter, Jr., David E. Butler, Jr., Jason Butler, Rick DiStefano, Rick McKenzie and Ronnie Denham.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary's, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Arrangements provided by Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home.