Funeral service for Mrs. Mary Martha Smith Hudson will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at Macedonia Baptist Church,
with interment in the church cemetery. Visitation is from 4-7 p.m., Monday, December 6, at Riverwood and will resume
Tuesday from 9 a.m. until the time of service.
Mary Martha Shirley Smith Hudson, 81, of Brookhaven, passed away December 4, 2021, at her residence. She was born
November 12, 1940, in Liberty, Mississippi, to James Linfield Shirley and Minnie Lea Caston Shirley. After graduating from
college with an Associates Degree, she worked hard and eventually became a Bank Manager. She was a faithful and loving
wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to all. Mrs. Hudson was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. She had several hobbies,
including the Pilot Club, traveling any time the door opened for her to do so, and watching the Atlanta Braves.
She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
She is preceded in death by her husbands, Robert Kenneth Smith and Bobby J. Hudson; her parents; stepparents,
James Roy and Dixie Smith; brother, James Lea Shirley; step brothers, Robert Earl Smith and Wayne Smith; and great grandson,
Camden Reed Shelton.
Those who remain to cherish her memory are her sons, Kent “Birddog” Smith, Jimbo Smith and Donna, Tony Smith and wife, Tina; stepson,
David Hudson and wife, Debbie; daughter, Judy Ballard and husband, David; and stepdaughter, Shelia Byers. She also leaves behind
a legacy of faith and hard work in her 11 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Macedonia Baptist Church Building Fund 1230 Macedonia Rd NW, Brookhaven, MS 39601
