Georgia:  Decatur County:  Obituary of John Patrick Hudspeth
13 June 1957

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John Hudspeth Dies Suddenly Of Heart Attack

John Patrick Hudspeth, 54, well-known and highly-esteemed Early countian,
died at his home on Route 1 last Wednesday afternoon at 6 o'clock. Mr.
Hudspeth's death, which came as a shock to his family and friends, was the
result of a heart attack which carried him out quickly.

Born in Early county on April 20, 1903, Mr. Hudspeth was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Eddie Blackman Hudspeth. He was engaged in farming and was active in
the religious, civic, and political life of the county. He was for a number
of years a member of the Early County Board of Commissioners and the County
Board of Education and at the time of his death was a member of the Board of
Trustees of the Blakely-Union School. He was a member of the Blakely Baptist
Church and of Magnolia Lodge No. 86 Free & Accepted Masons.

Mr. Hudspeth's funeral was held Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the
residence with the Rev. W. E. Storey officiating. Interment was in the
Blakely cemetery, with Bryan Funeral Home in charge and Wilton Howell,
Collier P. Gay, Justin Cox, Tommy Jenkins, L. A. Pitts, S. G. Maddox, George
Gee, and J. B. Jones serving as pall-bearers.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Hazel Shepard Hudspeth; two sons, Dr. Eddie B.
Hudspeth of Macon and William Hudspeth of Blakely; three daughters, Mrs. Gene
Scott of Alexander City, Ala., Miss Angie Hudspeth and Miss Patricia Hudspeth
of Blakely; and uncle, Ollin B. Hudspeth of Blakely; and two aunts, Mrs. Lula
Poindexter and Mrs. Winner Jenkins of Edison, Ga.

Source: Volume 98 } No. 43 Blakely, Georgia, Thursday Morning, June 13,
1957, The Early County News, Front Page.

*Note* John Patrick Hudspeth was the son of Eddie Blackman Hudspeth and
Mamie Singleton. He was married to Hazel Shepard 07 June 1926. Hazel
Shepard was the daughter of William Byrd Shepard and Elizabeth Annie "Lizzie"
McNair.

Submitted by: Brenda King McNair < Bmcnair614@aol.com