"John Hedden Hudson passed away Monday, January 14, 2019 at the age of 69 after a long battle with cancer. He is survived by his sister and her husband, Claudia Hudson and Karl Manzer; brothers and their wives, David Hudson and Kathy, Edward Hudson and Rachel, Robert Hudson and Mary, with numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; Claude and Lois Brandt Hudson and nephew, Joshua Lee Hodges. There will be a graveside service at a later date in Brooksville, Mississippi.