Bobby Wayne Hudson, 81, of Manitou, KY passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at the Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, IN.

He was born on April 9, 1937 in Nebo, KY to the late Lonnie Ray Hudson and Ada Lucille Clayton Hudson. Bobby worked forty years and retired from Whirlpool Corporation. He was a service technician and also owned Bob's Appliance Service in Manitou.

Bobby enjoyed life as an avid rhythm guitarist who enjoyed music so very much. Bobby and his wife of sixty three years,  Helen Joyce Hill Hudson started their lives together in October 1955 and sang as a couple until they started their family with children, Debbie, Carolyn and Randy. They were lovingly all known as the Hudson Family who sang together for many years. Bobby was a deacon of Oakley Home General Baptist Church for fifty years and an honorary deacon for several years after. Bobby was always a strong Christian and loved and supported his church. As Bobby and Joyce's family grew Debra Denise married Terry Wayne Wilson and their family, Keri, Jason, Crystal and Carolyn Joyce Hudson and together they sang as Surrender Southern Gospel. They grew to have four generations singing together. Randall Wayne Hudson the youngest became a professional jazz pianist. Randy has two daughters, Olivia Montgomery Hudson and Adelaide Lawrence Hudson. Carolyn's daughter Cynthia Rae Lynn Marsh (Heath) has two daughters, Allison and Caroline.

Bobby was a founding member of the Wolfhollow Gang Band. He with other members served countless volunteer hours playing at churches, nursing homes and many other places. Bobby was also a Kentucky Colonel, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sister, Wanda Joyce Carter Tapp.

Survivors include his wife, Helen Joyce Hudson; children, Debra Denise Wilson (Terry), Carolyn Joyce Hudson, Randall Wayne Hudson (Stephen Isbell); six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; sister, Crenna Dean Jones; and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, December 21, 2018 in the chapel of Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville with Bro. Terry Yancy officiating. Burial to follow at Oakley Home Cemetery in Manitou.

The visitation will be from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. until the funeral hour Friday at the funeral home.

Pallbearers are Jason Wilson, Jason Chandler, Chris Starr, Stephen Isbell, Gavin Hamel, Beau Wilson, Don Hill and Mike Wilson. Honorary pallbearers are his great-grandchildren, Alexa Chandler, Shelby Chandler, Hayden Short, Melia Wilson and Ryland Wilson.