David Hoyt Hodson

David Hoyt Hodson, 70, died November 11, 2022, after battling cancer over the last 12 years. He was born March 21, 1952 in Louisville, Kentucky, to Earl and Mary Geneva Eubanks Hodson. He was a life-long resident of Louisville and a graduate of Iroquois High School and the University of Louisville. David’s work career was primarily in the areas of bookkeeping, accounting and tax preparation. He retired from the U.S. Census Bureau in Jeffersonville, IN in 2019 after 10+ years of service. An active United Methodist his entire life, he grew up attending Oakdale United Methodist Church in Louisville. He served both Oakdale UMC and Fourth Avenue UMC in numerous ways as a volunteer and in church leadership roles, especially in the music area where he was both a vocalist and pianist. Like his mother, Mary Geneva Hodson, he was an excellent pianist and musician. David was a person of deep faith and moral conviction. He was a loyal and faithful servant to his church. He participated in Boy Scouts of America for many years both as a scout and later as an adult scout leader. He was actively involved for many years with the Kentucky Railway Museum. Both his father, Earl A. Hodson, and his grandfather, Tom Hodson, had lifelong careers with the L&N Railroad. He was also a history and genealogy enthusiast. David was supportive of and participated in various activities at the Hartselle Church Camp in Alabama. David was a good man, loyal friend, and most loving son, brother, and uncle. He treasured the times the family gathered in various homes and locations. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Earl A. Hodson, Jr. and Rev. J. Thomas Hodson, his sister-in-law Mildred E. Hodson, and his niece, Lydia Anne Hodson Copeland. David is survived by his niece, Karen Hodson Foust (James) of Conway, AR, and nephews R. Jeffrey Hodson (Carol Weimer) of San Juan Capistrano, CA, and James T. Hodson (Denise) of West Lafayette, IN. He is survived by five great-nephews and a great-niece – Mark Hardwick (Deanna), Robert Baglio (Stephanie), Matthew Hardwick (Rachel), Philip Hodson (Joelle), Rebecca Hodson Bridges (Eric), and Ashton Copeland and by eleven great-great-nephews and one great-great-niece. Family and friends will gather to celebrate his life on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Fourth Avenue United Methodist Church, 318 W. Saint Catherine St., Louisville, KY. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Fourth Avenue United Methodist Church, 318 W. Saint Catherine St., Louisville, KY 40203.

David Hoyt Hodson

March 21, 1952 - November 11, 2022