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IRBY -- Mary McCann Hudson Irby, devoted wife, mother and schoolteacher, departed to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, October 29, 2004. She was born January 30, 1917 in Greenville, SC. She graduated Agnes Scott College in Georgia and attended New York Theological Seminary. She taught Bible in the public schools in Louisville, KY. She served as a short-term teacher of missionary children in the Belgian Congo, where she met and married her husband, Dr. James A. Irby, on July 15, 1950. They settled in Edinburg, Texas, where she taught elementary students in public schools. She also taught in the public schools in Georgia when her husband was earning his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia. She retired from school teaching in 1984. She and her husband moved to Albuquerque, NM, where her son resided, in 1994. She will be remembered for her kindness, generosity, courtesy and hospitality to others. Her enduring smile was a blessing to all who knew her. She is survived by: her son, Carl, who resides in Benbrook, Tx; her brother Colin Hudson and wife Martha of Asheville, NC; brother, Dugald Hudson and wife Leona of Atlanta; brother-in-law, Robert Irby and wife, Ora Mae of Dallas; and brother-in-law William of Houston, as well as 6 nieces and 4 nephews. Friends may visit French Mortuary, Lomas Blvd. Chapel, 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE, Monday, November 1, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Services are to be held at French Mortuary, Lomas Blvd. Chapel Tuesday, November 2 at 11:30 followed by burial at the Santa Fe National Cemetery at 3:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers donations may be made for Bibles in her name to: LAMP Ministries, c/o Helen Denner, 3708 N. Gwin Rd., Edinburg, TX 78541-8649. French Mortuary 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE (505) 275-3500
        Published on: Mon November 01, 2004