Mrs. Barbara Jane White Hudson, age 84 of Cedartown, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 after a brief illness. She was born on March 25, 1932 in Clarke County, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Chandler White, Sr. and Lucy Crawford White.

Barbara was a very talented cook, singer and home maker. She was loved by those who knew her, as well, she loved them; her family, card club, church family and Farm Bureau. She had a special light, and a great love for people. She was always a lady, a real steel magnolia.

Barbara Hudson married Mr. Benjamin Leith Hudson, Sr. in 1950. They moved to Cedartown, Georgia and started a family.

Mrs. Hudson is survived by her two sons, Benjamin Leith Hudson, Jr. and James Harold Hudson; daughter-in-law, Deidra Coker Hudson; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Hudson is preceded in death by her parents; the love of her life, Benjamin L. Hudson, Sr. and brother, Thomas Chandler White, Jr.

The funeral arrangements for Mrs. Barbara Jane White Hudson will be conducted on Friday, June 17, 2016 at one o'clock in the afternoon in the chapel of the Gammage Funeral Home with Dr. David Taylor officiating. Interment will follow in the Floyd Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Rome, Georgia with Rev. Wayne Benefield officiating.

The family of Mrs. Hudson will receive family and friends on Friday, June 17, 2016 from eleven o'clock in the morning until the funeral hour at the Gammage Funeral Home.

The family has respectfully requested that flowers are to be omitted and memorial donations can be made to the First Baptist Church Memorial Fund, 101 N. College Street, Cedartown, Georgia 30125.

Messages of condolence can be made to the family by visiting our website and signing the online guestbook at gammagefh.com.

The Olin L. Gammage and Sons Funeral Home is handling the arrangements for Mrs. Barbara Jane White Hudson.