W.F. “Fluker” Hudson, Jr., 82, of Ocilla, died Monday, September 24, at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville, Georgia.
Funeral services will be held 2 P.M., Thursday, September 27, 2007, at Frank Primitive Baptist Church, with Elder Jerry Barrs and Elder Edward McIntyre officiating. Interment will follow in Frank Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 Wednesday evening at the funeral home in Ocilla.
Mr. Hudson was born June 14, 1925 in Irwin County, to the late William Fluker and Allie Collins Hudson. He lived in the Irwin community most of his life. Mr. Hudson was a farmer and worked in the shipyards in Jacksonville, Florida during World War II. He was an avid fisherman and enjoyed cooking for his family and friends. He was a Mason, former member of the Young Farmers of Irwin County and was of the Primitive Baptist faith.
Mr. Hudson is survived by his children, Sandra Hudson, Ronald & Elaine Hudson and Gail Hudson & David Hobbs, all of Ocilla, Timothy & Doris Hudson of Broxton and Henry Lee Hall of Ocilla; 9 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren; sister, Varnell Jones of Americus; sisters-in-law, Grace Hudson of Ocilla and Wilma Hudson of Panama City, FL as well as several nieces and nephews. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Gene Hudson and Russell Hudson and 3 sisters, Lois Myrick, Frances Thompson and Reba Mixon.