Louis Dickerson Hudson

NOTICE: Due to the inclement weather, Mr. Louis Hudson's service, scheduled for Friday, March 7 at 1:00 PM has been RESCHEDULED. SEE BELOW... Reidsville– Louis Dickerson Hudson, passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital with his wife Cora by his side. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, March 9, 2014 at County Line Baptist Church, Hwy 832, Java, VA with Rev. Mike McDowell officiating. The family received friends Thursday, March 6 from 7:00 – 9:00 PM at Wilkerson Funeral Home. Louis was a native of Halifax County and was the son of the late Louis Bernard Hudson and Irma Keesee Hudson and eldest brother of the late David Bailey Hudson, Emily Hudson Ragsdale and her husband , Tommy Ragsdale, and Aubrey R. Hudson and his wife Donna Hudson. Louis is survived by his wife, Cora Lee Hudson; his daughter Stephanie Alicia Hudson, his son Brian Webster Manley and his wife Robin Manley and his son the late Randy Franklin Biggerstaff . Louis has two granddaughters, the late Tara Ashley Manley and Tristan Leigh Manley. Ellen Keesee Craver is his last surviving aunt. Louis grew up on a tobacco farm in Virginia and was attracted to early colonial coins uncovered by his plow at a young age. In 1967, Louis moved to Argentina after responding to a Philip Morris ad to teach tobacco farming to the local community. While there, Louis became fluent in Spanish and began visiting local silversmiths to buy coins. He brought those coins back to sell in the US and this avocation led to full time dealing when the Philip Morris project ended a few years later. In his younger years, Louis was an avid 4H member where he won many awards for Angus cattle and developed his love for hunting and fishing. He later attended Virginia Tech and remained a lifelong Hokie Fan. Louis Hudson is one of the foremost authorities in Spanish colonial coinage. He was a fixture at coin shows and important auctions around the world. His knowledge and influence were evident in countless publications and numismatic collections, perhaps the most important of which was that of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, which he single-handedly appraised in 2002 for over 50 million dollars by today’s standards. Louis was assisted in the last years of his career in the numismatic business by his daughter, Stephanie who today continues Louis’ legacy. In lieu of flowers, kindly send donations to Patrick Henry Boys & Girls Homes, P.O. Box 1398, Brookneal Virginia 24528. www.patrickhenry.org