RIDGELAND — Charles Durr Hudspeth of Jackson died Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. He was 82.

Mr. Hudspeth grew up in Jackson and graduated from Central High School. He attended Millsaps College where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order Fraternity. He was in the textile business for most of his life, owning businesses in Rolling Fork and Vicksburg. He served as a board member of Merchants Bank in Vicksburg for 20 years and he was a member of the Rolling Fork Rotary Club. He was president of the Mississippi Orchid Society and growing orchids was one of his many hobbies. He also enjoyed traveling and fishing.

Mr. Hudspeth was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Seth Hudspeth and Mary Durr Hudspeth.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Laura Ceil Allen Hudspeth; a daughter, Melissa Hudspeth Applewhite (Ron) of Flowood, Miss.; a son, Charles Allen Hudspeth (Sheila) of Vicksburg; grandsons, Brad Applewhite of Madison, Miss., Breland Applewhite of Jackson, Seth Hudspeth of Scottsdale, Ariz.; and granddaughter, Laura Hudspeth of Birmingham, Ala. He also is survived by a sister, Carolyn Hudspeth Gaby of Jackson.

The visitation will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home on Highland Colony Parkway in Ridgeland. A memorial service will follow at 3 p.m. in the Funeral Home Chapel. The interment will follow in Parkway Memorial Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society, Hospice Ministries, or the charity of your choice.