Jeremy "Jay" Thomas Hudson

Jay HudsonChelsea, AL - Funeral service for Jay Hudson, 42, will be Friday, June 10, 2011 at 11:00 am at Radney-Smith Chapel with Rev. Mahlon Felkins and Rev. Lewis Archer officiating.  Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Sylacauga, AL.Mr. Hudson died Tuesday, June 7, 2011.  He was preceded in death by father, Jerry E. Hudson.  Jay was an avid outdoorsman who loved hiking, wildflowers and photography.  He was a graduate of Oneonta High School and earned a Bachelor of Science from Birmingham Southern, Master of Science from Auburn University, Bachelor of Science Agricultural Science from Auburn and a Master of Arts in Education from UAB.  He was a science teacher at Bumpus Middle School in the Hoover School System.He is survived by his parents, Dr. Walter and Judy Pinson of Sylacauga; brother, Jeffery Scott Hudson of Leeds, AL; nephews, Jared Hudson and Jacob Hudson; step-sister, Tamara Cusmariu and her husband, Dr. Jeffery Cusmariu; step-brother, Scott Pinson; aunt, Janet Bailey, husband Dane; cousins, Dana Levering and husband Mike, and Patrick Bailey wife Sharron. Visitation will be Friday, June 10, 2011 from 9:00 am until 11:00 am. at Radney-Smith Funeral Home.The family will accept flowers or contributions may be made to a memorial fund that has been established to Bumpus Middle School, Attn:  Jay Hudson Memorial, 1730 Lake Cyrus Drive, Hoover, AL  35244.  If enough funds are raised, the school will support building a hiking trail on the school grounds and name it the Jay Hudson Memorial Trail.  Checks should be made payable to Bumpus Middle School with Jay Hudson Memorial written in the memo line of the check.Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.radneysmith.com.Radney-Smith Funeral Home in Sylacauga, AL will direct the services.