Ramona D. Hudson was born August 23, 1956 in Chattanooga, TN to Elise Cross Hudson and Charles A. Hudson. She graduated from Howard High School with the class of 1977. She was preceded in death by her parents, Elsie Hudson and Charles Lloyd. Sisters, Charles Etta Lloyd McKinney and Sarah Cross, brothers, Walter A. Cross and Mark A. Hudson. She leaves to cherish her memory her sister: Narcissus Hudson, brother: Charles A. Hudson, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Three daughters: Veleda Riley, Annaliza D. Hudson and Donetta D. Arnold: one son, Donald K. Arnold, all of Chattanooga, TN. Fifteen grandchildren, six great grandchildren , a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.