Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


Fairfield Recorder newspaper
March 26, 2009



J.P. "Perk" Hudson

Funeral services were held last week for J.P. "Perk" Hudson of Fairfield, 81, 
who died Saturday, March 14.

Mr. Hudson was born in Hefner on Aug. 11, 1927 to Jerry and Roberta Bailey 
Hudson.

During World War II, he served in the United States Army. Following the war, he 
was employed as a truck driver.

Services were held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17, at Fairfield's Griffin 
Roughton Funeral Home with Rev. Ward Hudson officiating.

Burial followed at the Old Hall Cemetery in Lewisville.

Mr. Hudson is survived by his wife, Fern Van Dyke Hudson of Fairfield; sons, 
Bill Hudson and wife Kim of Sadler and Ken Van Dyke and wife Stephanie of 
Nacogdoches; daughters, Anita Rae Jacobs and husband Bill of Lake Dallas, Laurie 
Gipe and husband David of Sugar Land, Michelle Van Dyke of Longview, Bobbie 
Gandy and husband Bob of Grandview, Vickie Denman Cox of Grandview; sister, Eva 
Marie "Sue" Baker of Whitehouse; seven grandchildren; and three 
greatgrandchildren.

He was preceded in death by wife Betty Ann Hudson; son, Perry Wayne Hudson; and 
grandson, Matthew Leigh Hudson.

Arrangements were made by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home of Fairfield.