James Hudson Sr.

HUDSON, Deacon James Arthur Sr., son of the late Arthur James and Jennie Whittle Hudson Walker, was born October 28, 1916 in Mecklenburg County, Va. and was called to eternal rest on Friday, April 30, 2010 at the Community Memorial Healthcenter, South Hill, Va. He leaves to cherish his memory a beloved wife of 71 years, Lucille Taylor Hudson; son, James Arthur Jr. (Marjorie) of South Hill, Va.; and daughter, Constance Lambert (Ernest) of Midlothian, Va.; grandchildren, Clay (Erica) of Harrisburg, Pa., Jamar of Wethersfield, Conn., Elayna of Baltimore, Md., and Marisa of Midlothian, Va.; sister, Esther Clemons of Rochester, N.Y.; two sisters-in-law, Pearl Scott and Margaret Hudson; one brother-in-law, David Taylor; and a host of nieces, nephews, other loving relatives, and friends. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday at the New R.Z.U.A. Headquarters and Conference Center, 2504 Rocky Branch Rd., LaCrosse, Va. at 12 noon. Burial to follow in Lombardy Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Headquarters from 11 a.m. until the hour of service. A wake service will be held on Tuesday evening at Lombardy Grove Baptist Church, 5230 Goodes Ferry Road, South Hill, Va., from 6 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in memory of Deacon James A. Hudson Sr. to Lombardy Grove Baptist Church Educational Fund or the Mecklenburg County Training School Alumni Association. Feggins Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.