SUMTER - Edwina Powell Hodge Green, 80, died Tuesday, November 18, 2014, at Palmetto Health Richland Memorial Hospital after an illness.
Born April 30, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Charles Kirkland Powell and the late Alva McElveen Powell. She was a faithful member of Clarendon Baptist Church for over 50 years and was a retired administrative assistant at Sumter Printing.
She is survived by a daughter, Maria Hodge Blackmon (Jim); a son, Roger Kirkland Hodge; a sister, Yvonne Powell Hodge (Jimmy), all of Sumter; six grandchildren, Grace, Faith, Hope, Jimmy, Curtis and Lance; three great grandchildren; a niece, Lisa Hodge Hunter (Chuck) of Mt. Pleasant; a nephew, James Barry Hodge of Turbeville; a special sister-in-law and lifetime friend, Alberta Williams.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Randall Hodge; her second husband, William "Bill" Green; and a sister and brother-in-law, Kenneth & Diane Coker.
A funeral service for Edwina Powell Hodge Green will be held at 11a.m. on Friday, November 21, 2014, at Clarendon Baptist Church with the Rev. Mike DeCosta, Rev. Kirk Carlisle, Rev. Norman Rogers and Rev. Patrick Goodwin officiating. Burial will follow in Trinity Cemetery in Alcolu.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8p.m. on Thursday, November 20, 2014, at Stephens Funeral Home and at other times at the home of her daughter, 1036 Saltwood Road, Sumter, SC 29154.
The family request that memorials be made to Clarendon Baptist Church, P.O. Box 307, Alcolu, SC 29001.
Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org
