1932
Southgate
2013
Southgate Hudgins
August 2, 1932 — March 22, 2013
.Mathews
Tabb Hudgins passed away Mar. 22, 2013 after a long battle with serious health problems. Tabb was born in Mathews County Aug. 2, 1932 and remained a Mathews resident all of his life. He attended Lynchburg College and spent two years in the U.S. Army Combat Engineers during the Korean War. He was a lifelong member of Bethel United Methodist Church and a member of the American Legion Post 83 for over fifty years. He served two terms as Commander and was heavily involved in the building of the current Post home.
Tabb was a representative of Union Life, Interest Life, Gulf Life and AIG insurance companies serving Mathews, Gloucester, York, Newport News and Williamsburg, retiring in 1987 after 31 years of service. He was a faithful supporter of several charities and enjoyed sharing his large garden with friends and those in need. Tabb was an ardent fisherman and enjoyed helping solve the worlds problems over coffee with his friends at J.R.'s and Hardees!
He is survived by his loving wife and partner, Joyce, and niece, Brenda Payne of Lanexa, Va., along with a number of cousins living around the state. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Janie Dell Callis Hudgins.
The family will receive friends Sunday, Mar. 24th 6-8:30 p.m. in the Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow in the St. Paul Annex Cemetery, Susan.
Memorials may be made to the Mathews Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 1130 Mathews, Va. 23109, Bethel United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 364 Mathews, Va. 23109 or to your local Salvation Army.
Tabb Hudgins passed away Mar. 22, 2013 after a long battle with serious health problems. Tabb was born in Mathews County Aug. 2, 1932 and remained a Mathews resident all of his life. He attended Lynchburg College and spent two years in the U.S. Army Combat Engineers during the Korean War. He was a lifelong member of Bethel United Methodist Church and a member of the American Legion Post 83 for over fifty years. He served two terms as Commander and was heavily involved in the building of the current Post home.
Tabb was a representative of Union Life, Interest Life, Gulf Life and AIG insurance companies serving Mathews, Gloucester, York, Newport News and Williamsburg, retiring in 1987 after 31 years of service. He was a faithful supporter of several charities and enjoyed sharing his large garden with friends and those in need. Tabb was an ardent fisherman and enjoyed helping solve the worlds problems over coffee with his friends at J.R.'s and Hardees!
He is survived by his loving wife and partner, Joyce, and niece, Brenda Payne of Lanexa, Va., along with a number of cousins living around the state. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Janie Dell Callis Hudgins.
The family will receive friends Sunday, Mar. 24th 6-8:30 p.m. in the Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, Mathews. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow in the St. Paul Annex Cemetery, Susan.
Memorials may be made to the Mathews Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 1130 Mathews, Va. 23109, Bethel United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 364 Mathews, Va. 23109 or to your local Salvation Army.
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