Joseph E. Hodson, 86, of Roland Baxter Rd. died Friday at RI

 

Hospital. He was the husband of the late Claire B. (Carpenter

 

Hodson. Mr. Hodson was born is Pawtucket a son of late Edmond

 

& Ellen (Ball) Hodson. He had lived most of his life in North

 

Attleboro. Mr Hodson was a member of First Baptist Church in

 

North Attleboro, church deacon and on the standing committee.

 

50 yr. Member of E.L. Freeman Lodge in Pawtucket. U.S. Army

 

Veteran of WWII and a survivor of the sinking of the Coolidge.

 

Scouts Commissioner for anawan council. Cub scout master for

 

Pack 9 and scoutmaster for Troop 12. He is survived by two

 

sisters, Ruth Kingston of Attleboro and Dorothy DeLue of Glen

 

Mills, Pa., one brother, Robert Hodson of N.Y., and daughter-in-

 

law, Kathleen Hodson, five grandchildren, Matt, Jeff and Josh

 

Hudson, Sam & Scott Basile., five great grandchildren. Father of

 

the late Duane E. Hodson. Calling hours will be held Tuesday from

 

9-11 a.m. followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m. in the Merrick

 

R. Williams Funeral Home 530 Smithfield Ave., Pawtucket. Burial

 

with Military Honors will be in Highland Memorial Park, Johnson.