Mr. Curtis Vernard  Hudgins, 77, of Lyerly, GA,  passed away Friday January 16, 2015 at his residence.
 
Mr. Hudgins was born Feb. 14, 1937, in Chattooga County GA, the son of Grady and Marion Nichols Hudgins.  He joined Cedar Springs Baptist Church at a young age,  Curtis graduated from  Chattooga County Training School in 1954.  He was employed at Georgia Power, Georgia Rug Mill, and the City of Summerville where he drove a Garbage truck for 27 years.
 
Survivors include his wife, Edna Mae Johnson Hudgins, son, Jarvis & Angela Hudgins, daughter Rhonda & Herman Pollard, JR, stepsons, Anthony & Marleeta Chaney, Joey & Kerry Chaney, Fitzgerald & Rose Chaney, Maurice & Demetria Chaney, step-daughter, Tracy & Jason Chaney, sisters, Annie Martin, Myrtle Price, Ramona Hudgins, 13 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, special friends, Harry Brady, Wayne & Betsy Perry, Charles Wesson, a host of nephews, other relatives, and friends.
 
Funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday January 20, 2015 from the Chapel of the Mason Funeral Home with Rev. James Clark officiating with interment in the Hudgins  family Cemetery.  Active pallbearers, Otis Martin, Lew Green, Marshall Price, L.C. Price, Lamar Gilliard, Dewayne White.  Honorary pallbearers, Harry Brady, Larry Buttrum, Robert Lester, Wayne Perry, Charles Clemmons, Charles Wesson, Jimmy Starling, Johnny Wade, John L. Martin.
Mr. Hudgins will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. Tuesday  until the service  hour.
 
Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral arrangements for Mr. Curtis Vernard Hudgins who died on Friday.