Funeral services for Christine Marjorie Rhodes, of Luray, were 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19, at Shackelford Funeral Directors – East Main Chapel with Dr. James Huggins officiating. Burial followed at Unity Cemetery. The family received friends from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at East Main Chapel.
She was born in Hickory Flat, Miss., Dec. 25, 1933, daughter of the late Bardwell Bradford and Mildred Bain Bradford Hudson. She grew up in Mississippi and lived in Memphis for several years as a young adult. She married Willie Garner in 1954, and he preceded her in death. She later married Roger Rhodes in 1980; he also preceded her. She was a retired employee of International Paper Company in Jackson. She later worked for Lexington Manor Nursing Home for 10 years.
She loved caring for animals, gardening and cooking for her family. She was a member of Unity Baptist Church.
She is survived by her son, Dean (Joan) Garner of Jackson; four daughters, Carol (Jeff) Emison of Jackson, Jamie (John) Ballard of Luray, Cathy (Tommy) Ferguson of Jackson and Kim (Tracey) Alexander of Luray; a brother, Vick (Ann) Hudson of Myrtle, Miss.; three sisters, Patsy Bradford Hancock of Ripley, Miss., Norma Hudson Hammock of Bakersfield, Calif., and Bonnie (Charles) Hudson Morgan of Milan; 14 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; daughter-in-law, Deborah Garner of Jackson; and special cousin, Virginia Bradford Williams of Maury City.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands; two sons, David Garner and Glenn Gene Garner; two brothers, Frank Bradford and Troy Lamar Hudson; and sister, Inez Campbell.
