Hazel Jones Hudson, 89, of Ocilla, Georgia, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Palemon Gaskins Memorial Nursing Home in Ocilla.
Funeral services will be held at 2 P. M., Thursday, March 7, 2013, at the Ocilla United Methodist Church in Ocilla with the Rev. Scott Brenton officiating. Interment will follow in the Ocilla Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 Wednesday evening at the funeral home in Ocilla.
Mrs. Hudson was born January 28, 1924 in Ocilla, Georgia, to the late Joe L. and Matilda Faulkner Jones. Mrs. Hudson lived in the community all of her life and was a former school teacher at Waterloo and Holt. She was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking and gardening. She was an active member of Ocilla United Methodist Church for over 70 years. She served as Sunday school superintendent for over 30 years and was active in the United Methodist Women. A loving mother and grandmother, she enjoyed attending sporting events and school activities.
She is survived by two sons: Walter J. (Lisa) Hudson of Ocilla and Arthur W. Hudson, Jr. of Dublin; four grandchildren: Stephanie (Kevin) Giddens of Ocilla, Lauren Howell of Ocilla, Shawn (Brett) Manning of Dublin and Brandy (John) Bassett of Dublin; 10 great-grandchildren and a brother: Theodore “Ted” Jones of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister: Estelle Alford and brothers: Claude Jones, Felton Jones, Vernell Jones and Freeman L. Jones.
The family suggests those desiring to send memorials may send them to Ocilla United Methodist Church, P O Box 61, Ocilla, Georgia, 31774.