Louise Hudnall

LOUISE HUDNALL, daughter of the late Felix Maple Sr. and Mabel Darby, was born on September 16, 1942, in Sumter, South Carolina. Louise peacefully departed this life on December 5, 2023, after a long-term illness. Affectionately known as Auntie or Aunt Louise, she received her early education in the Sumter Public School System. After the family relocated to Baltimore, Maryland, she finished her final school years in the Baltimore City Public School System. Louise had a long career as a home healthcare worker. Over the years she cared for many elderly patients who appreciated her for compassionate but no-nonsense approach. She expected things to be clean, decent and in order! This not only applied to her patients, but to her home life as well. In later years, Louise married Leon S. Hudnall, and this union would last until his death in August 2006. Louise had many interests and found a way to get out of the house every day! A typical day for her started at 7am with a walk to the nearest convenience store or market to get her three newspapers and play her first round of lottery numbers! She would then get on the bus and ride out to any of the malls in the greater Baltimore metropolitan area. Once she was at the mall, she would read her papers, eat her prepared lunch, and then make her way back home. Sometimes she would catch the train to Washington DC’s Union Station. She made her last stop to play her evening lottery numbers but made sure she was home before dark. Known by many as “the bus lady,” she did not drive or fly .... ever ... and because of this she met many people in her bus travels. Her family and friends have many fond memories of Aunt Louise, but everyone can agree that she loved to dance (especially the Madison), liked going to the casino and could play a mean game of bid whist! Aunt Lousie truly enjoyed her life and lived it to the fullest. Louise was preceded in death by her brothers Felix Maple and James Charles Maple, sister-in-law Lola Maple, and niece Shelia Maple. She leaves to cherish her memory: her sister, Carolyn Chapple; nephews, John Johnson (Dianne), Charles Maple (Karen), Felix Maple III, Carthell Maple (Victoria), Karl Maple, Timothy Maple, Marcus Maple (Dionne) and Darvanion Maple; nieces, Annette Young and Darlene Chapple; one sister-in-law, Shirley Maple; a few special friends and a host of other relatives and friends.

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Louise Hudnall

September 16, 1942 - December 5, 2023