Donna Hudgins Randolph

Donna Carol Hudgins Randolph, 79, surrounded by her family, Donna went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. She was born in Milan, Tennessee to the late Marvin and Burma Hanna Hudgins.

Donna retired from International Textile Group as an Inventory Controller, she also had years of service working at Brightwood Inn and formed lifelong friendships. She was an active member of Graham Full Gospel showing up on the 2 nd row every week. She loved her church family and enjoyed socializing and spending time together. Always a wildflower and never a gardenia, Donna was creative and brought joy into every room. She had a quick wit and loved to laugh and recall stories of her childhood, her children, square dancing and traveling. She remained in close contact and fellowship with several close-knit groups of friends including her “Breakfast Bunch”, “Gibson Girls” and “Pup Shufflers.” It was never a surprise when she was shuffling friends from appointments and grocery runs. She loved animals of all kinds and would often blindly and boldly do whatever was needed to rescue and care for them. Even at 79, she was active in a regular bowling league and did not hesitate to dance at every strike and lived her life to the fullest. Donna was a true artist with the ability to envision, create, paint, crochet, needlepoint. She loved collecting and enjoyed art. She lived with a spirit of adventure that included studying and training for a pilot’s license, cruising the islands and even traveling to Disney this spring to attend her Grandson’s wedding.

Donna is survived by her daughter, Dee Noah of Burlington, her son, Thomas M. “Rusty” Randolph, Jr. and his wife, Tina of McLeansville and her son-in-law, David Scarpa of Greensboro. grandchildren, Gayla Babiak and husband, Michael, Dustin Sutton and wife, Angelina and Christopher Randolph; great grandchildren, Daniel, Noah, Henry and Emma. sister, Martha “Marty” Ursery of Whitsett; brother, Joseph “Joey” Hudgins and wife, Donna of Sardis, TN. Nieces and nephews, Carla Perez, Juan, Will and Lilly,  Desiree Hudgins, Dylan and Penelope, Joseph Hudgins, Jr.,  as well as her canine companion, “Olive”. She is preceded in death by her parents; Marvin and Burma Hudgins, former husbands, Rick Noah and Tommy Randolph; daughter, Terresa Noah Scarpa, her grandson, Billy Wayne Shropshire III and her feline companion, “Sammy” and her canine companion, “Ruby”.

The family will receive friends from 12:30-1:45pm on Saturday, May 17, 2025 prior to the service at Lowe Funeral Home. A service to celebrate her life will directly follow at 2:00pm at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Melissa Mahaney. The burial will follow at Gibsonville City Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Tiger Bear Express and Rescue, 7023 Kivette House Road, Gibsonville, NC 27249.