Mildred Hudson Wood

2025-2026 Bill 5590: Mildred Hudson Wood - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5590
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Hiott, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and Yow
Document Path: LC-0276PH-EB26.docx
Introduced in the House on April 28, 2026
Adopted by the House on April 28, 2026
Summary: Mildred Hudson Wood
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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4/28/2026

House

Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 8
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
04/28/2026

A
house
RESOLUTION

to recognize and honor Mildred
Hudson Wood for her many years of meaningful service to her community and to
Congratulate her on a life well lived.

W
hereas, born on June 26, 1926, in Pickens, Mildred Hudson Wood is
one of four children born to Julius Ransom and Carmen Roberts Hudson. She was
reared alongside her beloved siblings, Floyd Hudson, Calvin Hudson, and Patsy
Hudson Nix. At the age of four, she moved with her family to Sunset, the
community that she has called home for nearly a century; and

W
hereas, a woman of strong faith, she accepted Christ as her Savior
at the age of five at Mount Bethel Methodist Church under the preaching of her uncle,
Pierce Hudson; and

W
hereas, a proud graduate of Pickens High School, she was a member of
the last class to graduate under the eleventh grade system. To this day, she
cherishes and wears her class ring as a symbol of her lifelong connection to
her roots; and

W
hereas, on September 13, 1945, she married the love of her life,
Willie B. Wood, with whom she shared almost sixty-seven years of devoted
marriage. The couple reaffirmed their enduring bond in a beautiful ceremony prior
to Willie's passing in June of 2012. Together they reared three daughters,
Mildred Junne Duncan, Lynda Ercellene Wood, and Marilyn Willene Wood Bowers;
and

W
hereas, music has been a cornerstone of her life and ministry. The Hudson
family enjoyed traveling to area revivals to share their gift of song,
including a meaningful ministry at the Pickens County Stockade where they
provided special music for inmates; and

W
hereas, her industrious spirit led her to successful careers at Judson
Mill, Sangamo Electric, and Fowler Rental Agency. She also served as a
bookkeeper at Tinsley Crane Chevrolet and Grant Ford and dedicated many years
of civic service as a poll manager at the Albert R. Lewis Precinct in Pickens
County; and

W
hereas, following Willie's retirement from Duke Power, they remained
active members of the Duke Power Retirees, where she honorably served as chaplain
and president. In their retirement, the couple was known for their
compassionate outreach, serving meals to grieving families at Concord Baptist
Church and maintaining a faithful weekly visitation schedule for shut-ins. Having
found her greatest purpose in the service of others, she continues to be a
source of strength and support, extending a helping hand to all who cross her
path; and

W
hereas, Mrs. Wood grew up attending Mount Bethel Methodist Church
until her family joined Big Eastatoe Baptist Church in 1953. She enjoyed
teaching the primary Sunday School class and wrote a weekly article for the
church to be posted in the Pickens Sentinel. Upon joining Concord Baptist
Church in 1974, she continued her teaching ministry for many years, eventually
transitioning to lead the senior ladies' Sunday school class, where she
currently holds the distinction of being the eldest member; and

W
hereas, a matriarch in every sense of the word, "Mimi" is the proud
grandmother of nine grandchildren (one of whom is deceased), fifteen great-grandchildren,
and two great-great-grandchildren. She is blessed to still live alone next to
the home that she grew up in; and

W
hereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives
are thankful for the example of service and kindness that Mildred Hudson Wood
has set for all who know her. Now, therefore,

B
e it resolved by the
House of
Representatives
:

T
hat the members of the South Carolina
House
of Representatives
, by this resolution, recognize and honor Mildred
Hudson Wood for her many years of meaningful service to her community and
congratulate her on a life well lived.

B
e it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to
Mildred Hudson Wood.

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