Former area business owner has passed away

A former Red Bud business owner passed away recently.

Angie Mudd, 97, passed on Feb. 10 in Phoenix, Arizona.

She and her husband, Elmer Mudd, worked jointly together to establish a State Farm Insurance agency in Red Bud in 1955. The agency was well known for their slogan, “Cover it with Mudd.” The pair retired from the insurance business in 1989.

A celebration of life will be held in Red Bud at a future date.

For Mudd’s full obituary, please see this week’s print edition.