Linda Marie Hudson, 71, of Tifton, died Sunday, August 16, 2015, at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton.
Funeral services will be held 11 AM, Tuesday, August 18, 2015, at Ocilla United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jay Roberson officiating. Interment will follow in the Ocilla Cemetery. The family will receive friends from one hour prior to the service in the sanctuary of Ocilla United Methodist Church.
Ms. Hudson was born December 26, 1943, in Irwin County, Georgia, to the late Charlie “Buddy” & Cleavie Maddox Hudson. A 1962 graduate of Irwin County High School, she graduated from South Georgia College in 1964 and in 1966 earned her Bachelors degree from Valdosta State College. She was a long-time educator having taught in Griffin as well as at Irwin Academy and Irwin County Middle School. In 1988/89, she was named Teacher of the Year at Irwin Middle. Ms. Hudson loved to read and spend time fishing. She also loved her dogs. She was a member of Ocilla United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her siblings and their spouses: Annelle H. & Charles Paulk and Harry & Druscilla Hudson, all of Ocilla; her nieces: Debbie Paulk Mixon, Julie Paulk Walker, and Connie Hudson Evans; a nephew, Andrew Hudson; four great-nephews; and two great-nieces. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Charlene Hudson; a brother, David “Pete” Hudson; and a nephew, Charles David Paulk.