Paul E. Hudson, 65, of Mardela Springs died Sunday, September 7, 2008 at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. He was born on July 3, 1943 in Millsboro, a son of the late Calvin and Alice Phillips Hudson. Mr. Hudson retired from the DuPont Company in Seaford after 40 years of service. He was an avid outdoorsman and a bow hunter. Paul was a sports enthusiast and a dedicated follower of Mardela High School basketball teams and the Maryland Terrapins. He is survived by his wife, Claudia Hudson; a daughter, Tania Hudson-Reeder and her husband, G. David Reeder, and their daughter, Evelyn; a son, Bradley Paul Hudson and his wife Michelle Hudson, and their children, McKinley and Ava, all of Mardela Springs; a Godson, Stan Bradley and his wife Jennifer and their son Carter, of Laurel; a brother, Charles Hudson and his wife Nancy of Millsboro; a sister, Phyllis Majors and her husband George of Delmar; a brother, Phil Hudson and his wife Lois of Millsboro; a brother, Jimmy Hudson and his wife Ruthie of Millsboro; a sister, Lois Ward and her husband Norris of Clinton, Md.; and a sister, Iris Furrow and her husband Marty of Bramwell, W.V.; father in law, Joseph Layton Sr. of Mardela Springs; and sisters and brothers-in-law, Sylvia Bradley of Laurel, Buddy and Laura Layton of Vienna, Md., Carol and Willis Robinson of Sharptown, Frannie and Ed Hearthway of Salisbury, and Jay Walker of Sharptown. He also has an extended loving family of nieces and nephews and is fondly remembered by many Mardela High School students. A visitation for family and friends will be held Tuesday evening from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Short Funeral Home, 13 East Grove Street in Delmar. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, September 10, at 2:00 p.m. in the Emmanuel Wesleyan Church, 217 Beaglin Park Drive, Salisbury, MD. The Reverend Marty Furrow will officiate. The interment will be private. A reception celebrating Paul's life will be held immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the Mardela High School Athletic Department, P.O. Box A, Mardela Springs, MD 21837 or to Coastal Hospice at the Lake, P.O. Box 1733, Salisbury, MD. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.shortfh.com.