- Date Of Birth: September 23, 1950
- Date Of Death: June 16, 2016
- State: Tennessee
Phillip Howard Hudgins, age 65 of Goodlettsville, TN passed away Thursday, June 16, 2016. Mr. Hudgins was born September 23, 1950 in Madison, TN to Grover Bernell Hudgins and the former Helen Rebecca McKeel.Mr. Hudgins worked as a welder, operating H&J Fabricating, Inc. in Goodlettsville for many years. He was gifted in his trade and it has been said that “he could weld wood to water”. He served his community as firefighter with the Goodlettsville Fire Department, achieving the rank of Captain before retirement. He attended church at Jesus Reigns Fellowship where he served as head barbeque chef. He will long be remembered as a master joke and storyteller, and biscuit maker.He was preceded in death by his father, Grover B. Hudgins; mother, Helen Rebecca Hudgins Lipscomb; brother, Wayne Hudgins; and sisters, Norma Jones and Laverne Yates.He is survived by his daughter, Ali (Shane) Toll; grandchildren, Tucker Toll and Adeline Toll; spouse, Jacqueline McDaniel Hudgins; brothers, William (Joyce) Hudgins and James (Cheryl) Hudgins; sisters, Sue (Bill) Holman and Audrey (Tom) Stuart; step-daughters, Lindsay (Buddy) Cates and Ashley (Daryl) Yearwood; step-grandchildren, Rebecca Cates, Alyssa Cates, Jordan Cates and Londyn Cates; and countless “second daughters”.
