Tom Eldon Hudson

October 17, 1923 - December 14, 2016

Funeral Services for Tom Eldon Hudson, 93, of Rusk, will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 19, 2016 at Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Don Copeland officiating. Burial will follow at Salem Cemetery. Mr. Hudson passed away December 14, 2016. He was born October 17, 1923 in Dialville, Texas to the late Willie Milburn and Dollie Williams Hudson. He was a deacon at Calvary Baptist Church, having been a lifelong Baptist. He spent much of his time vegetable gardening, and working in his woodshop. He loved old time gospel music as well. He is predeceased by his first wife, Dorothy Hudson, and his second wife, Bess Hudson, and his daughter, Billie Ann Wright. He is survived by step-son and his wife, Glenn and Sandra Higgins, Cushing, TX, step-son and his wife, Gary and Lacyne Higgins, Rusk, step-daughter, Beth Higgins, Rusk, twelve grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren, six great-great grandchildren, and brother and sister-in-law, Walter and Ruby Hudson, Rusk. Visitation will be 12:00 noon until service time, Monday December 19, 2016 at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Dale Higgins, Matthew Higgins, Jody Tylich, Jon Reynolds, Wayne Hudson and Craig Adams. Honorary pallbearers will be, Derrell Evans, Ryan Higgins, Caden Tylich, and Stephen Higgins.