The late Jim Hudson, who

died Jan. 27, 1988, was one of three brothers from

Fairburn who became well known local entrepreneurs.

He and a brother, Leon,

operated a grocery store in Fairburn in the 1950s, then

they owned one in Fayetteville in the early 1960s, sold

his half to Leon, then worked with brother Marion in the

picture framing business in Fairburn, opened a store in

Tyrone and finally, "The Village Supermarket"

in Peachtree City.

The Aberdeen Village

shopping center was the first one built in Peachtree City

and Jim Hudson operated his store in the far left-hand

corner.

Aberdeen Village was built

in 1973/74 and he opened up for business in late 1973. He

operated his store until 1985.

Hudson instituted a number

of annual events, the most famous being the burning of a

Yule Log in the parking lot at Christmas. With his own

money, he would hire a band for the event and thoroughly

enjoyed seeing everyone have a good time, according to

those who knew him.

Accommodating to his

employees and beloved by them all, it was not unusual for

several siblings in a family to work the cash register

after school - when one of them graduated, the next

youngest one would then take his or her place.

Hudson became ill in 1983

and his medications cost $100 a day; the citizens of

Peachtree City and various clubs got together to keep

funds heading his way until his death in 1988.

Although the store was sold

in 1985, it remained a supermarket for some time.

Currently it is a gym.

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