Hudgens, Ron

Hudgens, Ron

Ron Phillip Hudgens

Former Clayridge pastor dies

Ron Phillip Hudgens, recently retired pastor of Clayridge Baptist Church, Clay, died Jan. 7. He was 57.

He began serving as pastor of Clayridge Baptist in 2007 and retired Jan. 1, 2017. He also served as a chaplain at an area nursing home and preached on WURL radio station.

Hudgens served in the U.S. Army for three years and in the National Guard and worked at Jefferson County Department of Health from 1991 to 2016.

He held a bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and also attended New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.

Hudgens is survived by his wife of 30 years, Beverly, two children and one grandchild. (Hannah Muñoz)