Ashton Q. Hudson, Florence
Ashton Quenn Hudson, 16, of Florence, died Sunday, June 8, 2008, at University Hospital in Columbia.
She was born July 29, 1991, in Sedalia, a daughter of Quentin Lee and Monica Sue Snapp Hudson.
She liked helping her father on the farm. She loved deer and turkey hunting and fishing with her father. She also liked riding ATVs and listening to music. She loved being with friends and family.
As a A+ program student, she enjoyed mentoring students, including incoming freshmen. Her lifelong dream was to become a grade school teacher. She played volleyball and was a member of National Honor Society, Future Business Leaders of America and Family, Career and Community Leaders of America.
She was an organ donor. She worked at Long John Silver’s. She was very proud of her Chickasaw Indian heritage.
Surviving are her parents, of the home; a sister, Savanah Hudson, of the home; her paternal grandparents, Larry and Sharon Hudson, of Smithton, and Jim and JoAnn Hatch, of Lincoln; her maternal grandmother, Jo Ellen Snapp, of Smithton; and a paternal great-grandmother, Irene Pauley, of Houstonia.
She was predeceased by her maternal grandfather, Roy Snapp.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church, with the Rev. Anthony Martin officiating. Pallbearers will be Mike Hudson, Todd Hudson, Trent Snapp, Colby Snapp, Austin Marcum, Adam Marcum, Tyler Wilson, Thatcher Wehmeyer and Austin Rasa. Honorary pallbearers will be Morgan and Kelly Marriott and her sophomore classmates. Burial will be in a cemetery in Florence.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Heckart Funeral Home.
Condolences may be sent online at www.heckartfuneralhome.com.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the Ashton Quenn Hudson Memorial Scholarship that will be established at the Morgan County R-1 School District in Stover.
