John Hudson

Services: The family of John Hudson will receive friends Saturday, September 6, 2014 at 10 am at Elizabethtown Baptist Church 1800 West Broad Street, Elizabethtown NC, 28337. Bill Pait will be officiating the Memorial Service which will follow at 11 am.

John Burl Hudson (57) of Southern Pines, beloved son of William Burl Hudson, adored husband of Fiona Smith Hudson, and most recent music teacher in Lee County, NC passed into eternal life on Friday, August 29, 2014.

John was born on February 18, 1957 as the middle child of three to Mary Rebecca and William Hudson. John spent his childhood years in Rockingham, where he graduated from Richmond High School in 1975. He received his Bachelors of Science in Music Education from Pembroke State University (now UNCP) in 1980. During his 34 year career, teaching band and music, John instructed at Erwin Schools, Triton High School, Lake City High School, Conway High School, Whitmore Park Middle School, South Columbus High School, Tar Heel Middle School, Dublin Elementary School, Elizabethtown Middle School, Rockingham Middle School, Scotland High School, and in Lee County. At all schools, he made a positive impact.

One characteristic that cannot be forgotten about John is how he adored and frequently bragged about his children, often saying, "I'm a very proud Pappa." Also, to John, his father was a hero. He once said about his Dad, "he remains my hero (a real life John Wayne) and my pillar of strength to this day."
John Hudson touched and influenced the lives of all who surrounded him. He came into contact with lost friends via Facebook in his final years, namely his former students, many of which he shaped the lives of. John's sense of humor, kind tenderness, philosophies, love, and intuitions are only a few of his many attributes which will be missed but not forgotten. His three children, Joshua (18), Lindey (15), and Karleigh (12), his father, William Burl Hudson, his younger sister, Teresa Taylor, and his older brother, William Ervin Hudson, are all survivors that carry on his life through their lives.