Cecil Lee Hudson, Sr. 84, of Jonesville, VA went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at his residence in Ocoonita, Virginia.

Cecil was born on February 25, 1939, in Pineville, Kentucky to the late George Franklin Hudson and Rosslee Irene McElroy Hudson. Cecil proudly served his country in the United States Navy. After his time in the service he went on to work as a purchasing agent for Alice Chalmers until his retirement. He also retired from Boilermaker Local 263 Memphis, Tennessee. He was an avid community worker who delivered donuts in the Millington area and driving veterans to their doctor appointments in the Memphis area while always spreading the word of his savior, Jesus.

Along with his parents he is preceded in death by wife, Mary Lou Pendleton Hudson; brothers, Joseph Hudson and George Hudson; sisters, Oma Bertovich and Pat Linn.

Those left to cherish his memory are his sons, Cecil Lee Hudson, Jr. and David Franklin Hudson and his wife Barbara Ann; daughter, Irene Elizabeth "Lisa" Wills and her husband Jimmy; grandchildren, Zachariah Yancey, Nikki Yancey, Hannah Elizabeth White, and Joseph David Hudson, Justin Hudson, Jimmy Gurganus, Kelly Ann Wuerdenam, Emily Evonne Miller, Brayden Hudson, Austin Hudson, Thomas Hudson, Rhonda Ball, Joe Ball, and Jessica Wills. Several great grandchildren and many, many nieces, and nephews.

A Celebration of Life will be held at2:00 PM at Ocoonita Free Will Baptist Church in Jonesville, Virginia on February 25, 2024 – which happens to be his birthday! There will be a lunch served from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM prior to the Celebration of Life.

In lieu of flowers the family would prefer a gift to one of the following:

Ocoonita Free Will Baptist Church, 2883 Ocoonita Rd, Jonesville, VA 24263

Liberty Free Will Baptist Church, 6486 US Hwy 51 N, Millington, TN 38053

(His home church which he was a member for over 40 years)

Clovis Free Will Baptist Church, 135 N Peach Ave, Clovis, CA 93612

Cecil Lee Hudson, Sr. and his family are in the care of Powell Valley Funeral Home.