Tommy Lee Hodge

Tommy Lee Hodge, 66, passed away on Friday, October 30, 2026. A Celebration of Life Service will be held Friday, November 13, 2026, at 1 pm at Agape Temple C.O.G.I.C. Interment will follow at the City of Lubbock Cemetery under the direction of Griffin Mortuary. Visitations will be held Thursday, November 12, 2026 from 4pm to 6 pm at Griffin Mortuary. Tommy Lee Hodge was born to Audrey Marie and Johnnie Lee Hodge on May 18, 1960 in Lubbock, TX. He joined Bethel AME Methodist Church at an early age under the leadership of the late Reverend A. W. Wilson. Tommy later joined Smith Temple with his wife Shedina under the leadership of Reverend Charles Planks. Tommy and Shedina were blessed with 5 beautiful children, 1 daughter and 4 sons.

Tommy was educated in the Lubbock Public School System at Wheatly Elementary, E.C. Struggs, and Dunbar High School.

Tommy was an entrepreneur and opened a couple of restaurants. He had a passion for cooking. He would cook for the church, family reunions, family gatherings, or whatever anyone asked of him to prepare. He later went on to work for Trust Point Rehabilitation Hospital for 18 years as a cook.

Tommy had a heart of gold and a gift of giving. One of his favorite things was to go to Austin and prepare a feast for the gamily along with his brothers Ronnie and Jerome.

Of course, everyone that knew Tommy knew he had a love for all types of music. Most of all he loved family, friends, and people because he never met a stranger. Tommy adored all of his grandchildren.

What the family will miss most is when Tommy walked into a room and there was always nothing but joy and laughter.

Tommy is precede in death by his parents Johnnie Lee Hodge and Audrey Hodge Dixon, his son Marshone Sheppard, and his grandson Nicholas Hodge Jr..

Tommy leaves behind to cherish his memory, his wife Shedina Sheppard, his daughters Ebony Hodge, Tomondra Hodge, his sons Marquis Sheppard, Toriano Hodge, Nicholas Hodge, and Tamar Hodge, his 17 grandchildren, 5 sisters and 5 brothers, and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.