Odum Argin Hulsey Jr.

Funeral service for Odum Argin Hulsey, Jr.,90, of Piedmont will be Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home with the Rev. Hollis Martin officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Highland Cemetery. Mr. Hulsey passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, AL. The family will receive friends Tuesday one hour prior to services. He is survived by his son, Terry Hulsey (Debbie) of Arab, AL; two grandsons, Shane Hulsey (April) and Chris Hulsey (Kris) of Arab, AL; six great-grandchildren, Thomas Hulsey, Logan Hulsey, Emily Grace Hulsey, Noah Hulsey, Atticus Tims, and Abygail Motte; one sister, Cynthia Harper (Randy); nieces and nephews, Ken Jennings (Maria) of San Antonio, TX, Deborah Clausen (Jim), Bobbi Jennings, Floyd Jennings, Jr. (Sheila), Donna Wilson (Jerome), Deanna Gilbreath (Michael), Steve Wright (Cathy) of Auburn, AL, Sharon Anderson, and Julie Houck (Randy); and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews. Pallbearers will be Michael Gilbreath, Randy Houck, Chris Hulsey, Shane Hulsey, Ken Jennings, Jerome Wilson, and Steve Wright. Mr. Hulsey was a native of Piedmont, served in the United States Navy, and was a Vietnam veteran. Mr. Hulsey retired from Ft. McClellan and after retirement, worked for Learning Systems Technologies in Hokes Bluff and Gadsden State Community College. He was a member of Bethel Family Worship Church. Most recently, he attended Sunday School, D-Life, and worship services online at Piedmont First Baptist Church and Halls Chapel Congregational Holiness Worship Center. He also attended Sunday church services at Bill Nichols Veteran's Home in Alex City, AL, where he had resided for the past three years. Mr. Hulsey served the Lord faithfully for many years, attending church at Hughes Street Congregational Holiness Church, Sharon Hill Congregational Holiness Church, Plainview Congregational Holiness Church, Community Congregational Holiness Church, and Bethel Family Worship Church. He served in various roles in the Congregational Holiness Church, including District Brotherhood Treasurer, Sunday School Superintendent, and church Treasurer. He was an ordained Deacon and was also an ordained minister. He had a passion for reading his Bible, having read it over 90 times. In 1989, Mr. Hulsey graduated from the United Christian Bible Institute in Cleveland, TN, receiving a Doctor of Bible Knowledge and he was honored to be named Valedictorian of his graduating class of 270 students. Prior to moving into Bill Nichols Veteran's Home, he loved cooking cakes and giving them to people, which gave him a chance to share the Gospel. After he moved into the Veteran's Home, he loved passing out candy and gospel tracts to employees and residents there. He had a passion for sharing the Gospel of Christ and truly lived out The Great Commission, found in Matthew 28:19-20. It states, "'Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen." Mr. Hulsey's goal in life was to tell as many people as he could about Jesus and how they could spend eternity in heaven with Him. Mr. Hulsey was preceded in death by his parents, Odum Sr. and Willie Hulsey; sisters, Shirley Wright and Helen Jennings; brothers-in-law, Gene Wright and Floyd Jennings, Sr.; nephews, Lewis Jennings and Tony Wright, Sr.; great-nephew, Tony Wright, Jr.; and great-granddaughter, Elizabeth Hulsey. The family would like to give special thanks to the staff at Bill Nichols Veteran's Home for the love and care given to Mr. Hulsey during the three years he resided there. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made in his memory to Bill Nichols Veteran's Home ,1784 Elkahatchee Road, Alexander City, AL 35010 or Halls Chapel Congregational Holiness Worship Center, 1707 Alexandria Road, Weaver, AL 36277.

Odum Argin Hulsey Jr.

August 29, 1933 - July 6, 2024