Alice Ragland Hudson

HUDSON, Alice Ragland, 72, of Farmville, died February 19, 2009. She was born February 26, 1936 in Buckingham County. Alice loved the Lord and looked forward to entering Heaven's gates after battling COPD for many years. Alice was an accomplished seamstress, best known for her impeccable style and grace. She was preceded in death by her parents, Woodrow and Estelle Ragland; her sister, Jean Taylor; and her brother, Roger Ragland. She is survived by her loving daughter and longtime care taker, Penny Hammock and husband, Richard, of Farmville; daughter, Kathy Miller and husband, Charles J. "Buck" Miller Jr., of Westminster, Md.; and her son, Wayne Gough and wife, Linda, of Green Bay; her six grandchildren, Rachael and Madalyn Hammock, Matthew and Kaitlyn Davis, Lillian Gough and Shane Gough Vencil; one great-granddaughter, Shelby Grace Vencil; her brother, Alton Ragland and wife, Caryl Anne, of Rockville, Va.; her sisters, Joyce Wetzler of Richmond and Doris Taylor and husband, Stuart, of Fredericksburg, Va. Family will receive friends on Saturday, February 21, 2009, 7 to 9 p.m. at Puckett Funeral Home, Milnwood Road, in Farmville, Va. A funeral service will be held Sunday, February 22, 2 p.m., at the chapel of Puckett Funeral Home, with Rev. Kevin Wirt presiding. Interment will follow at Meherrin Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Burkeville Baptist Church Building Fund or to Meherrin Baptist Church Cemetery Fund.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.