Naomi Ruth McCracken

Where do you begin to sum up the life of one of the most amazing women that ever lived? Born July 2, 1938 in Charleston West Virginia to Clinton and Eufa Hudson, one of nine children, she spoke with much fondness of growing up “out on the ridge”. It was a loving family that remained close into adulthood. From an early age Naomi would have a vibrant faith in Christ that she passed on to her family.
After graduating high school she began working at Commonwealth Loans. Later she met and married James Arnold McCracken in 1958. Moved into a small apartment and began a lifelong romance. Naomi told the story of when she made waffles and they stuck to the waffle iron. Jim didn’t mind, he ate the waffles off the iron.

August 16, 1959 brought the arrival of Nora Ann, who because of her dark complexion Arnold McCracken, Jim’s dad, called her his little papoos. Rita Gay followed in 1962. After moving to Florida in 1964,Jim took a job at Pratt Whitney Aircraft. Timothy Arnold followed in 1965.
Naomi would spend the next 16 years as a stay at home mom to three of the most fortunate kids in the world. Spending sleepless nights caring for them and their various ailments including meningitis and a ruptured appendix. Naomi also was a part time catcher when Tim couldn’t find one.
She returned to the workplace as a legal secretary in 1981. She would work there until she retired and she moved from Jupiter Florida to Hohenwald Tennessee. Naomi lived there until her health made it necessary to move to an assisted care facility where she passsed away on December 2025.

Naomi is proceeded in death by her husband James Arnold McCracken.

Survived by daughter Nora Newport of Hohenwald, TN. (Husband- Daryl), daughter Rita Murphy, of Athens, AL. ( Husband-William), Timothy McCracken of Hoover, AL. (Wife - Robin)

Grandchildren- Kimberly Newport, Melissa Richard, Brendan Murphy, Tessa Walker, Rachelle Ferons, Allyson Murphy, Hudson McCracken, Hope McCracken, and ten great grandchildren.

Sisters- Rachel Kinder of Charleston, WV and Sharon McClure, Teays Valley, WV.

Esther Long of Beckley, WV. plus many nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at Williams Funeral Home Columbia Chapel. Visitation will be from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM, with the service beginning at 2:00PM. Bro Burt Spann will be speaking.  Burial will follow at Polk Memorial Gardens in the Garden of Faith.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Samaritan's Purse. www.samaritanspurse.org

Williams Funeral Home is honored to assist the family with arrangements. Condolences can be given to the family online at www.williamsfh.com