Hudson, Thomas Raymond

Passed: 2001-12-31

Age: 78

Source: Ravenswood News

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 2002-01-02

Information: Thomas Raymond Hudson, 78, of Evans, departed this life, Monday, December 31, 2001, at his home following an extended illness.  He was born September 14, 1923, in Liverpool, a son of the late Everett and Eva Etta Parsons Hudson.  He was a 1941 graduate of Ripley High School, a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II and a Baptist.  He was a retired funrance operator from Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation with 29 years of service and was a member of the United Steelworkers of America Union Local #5668.  He was a charter member of the Ripley Midget League and was a former midget league coach.  He was a member of the Point Pleasant Moose Lodge and the Ripley High School Athletic Boosters.      Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Freda Lenore Sheppard Hudson; daughter and son-in-law, Debbie and Mike Bright of Fairplain; sons and daughters-in-law, John and Vicki Hudson, of Ravenswood, Rod and Bev Hudson, of Evans, and Randy and Monica Hudson, of Elgin SC; brother, Everett ""Junior"" Hudson of Spencer; grandchildren, Trindi Doughty, Erick Hudson, Kristen Hudson, Jonna Hudson, Zac Belcher, Chesney Hudson, Paige Hudson, Daniel Hudson, and Adrienne Hudson; and his pet, Bridgett.  Services will be held Thursday, January 3, 2002 at 11:00 am at Casto Funeral Home in Evans with Pastor Mark Siers officiating. Entombment will follow in the Jackson County Memory Gardens Mausoleum, near Cottageville, with military honors by VFW Post #6669 in Ravenswood.  Friends may call today (Wednesday) from 5 to 8 at the funeral home.  In lieu of flowers, donations are preferred to Jackson County Hospice, c/o Kanawha Hospice. Dunbar.