Marion Hudson January 18, 1922-May 5, 2008 Marion Hudson of Waco passed away Monday, May 5, 2008. Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 9, at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church with Rev. Ron Durham officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, May 8, at Wilkirson-Hatch Bailey Garden Room. Marion was born January 18, 1922, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Rev. W.F. Ferguson and Edna Francis Ferguson. She graduated from Baylor University in 1943 with a B.S. in psychology. She married Sidney C. Hudson, husband of 64 years, on December 28, 1944, in Slaton, TX. She spent her married life as a devoted wife traveling the country supporting her husband's baseball career, raising their family, and making lifelong friends along the way. She especially delighted in her family and six wonderful grandchildren. She will be remembered as a loving, fun-filled person who did everything to perfection and trusted her Lord with the future. Marion has been a lifelong Baptist and a member for over 50 years of Columbus Avenue Baptist Church in Waco where she taught college Sunday School for many years and was a member of the Margaret Mixson Sunday School class. Through the years, she was an active member of PTA, P.E.O., Coterie, Waco Symphony, Historic Waco Foundation, Baylor University Heritage Club, and various boards. She was preceded in death by her beloved parents, Rev. and Mrs. W.F. Ferguson and brother, Dr. Travis Ferguson. Survivors include husband, Sidney C. Hudson; daughters, Carolyn Fisher and husband, John B Fisher III, of Waco; and Nancy Fields and husband, Randy Fields, of San Antonio; grandchildren, Charlie and Sam Hays of Waco, Ellan Shelton and husband, Andrew, of Denver, CO.; Rebecca Fields of Oxford, England; and Travis and Elizabeth Fields of San Antonio; brother, Waylon Ferguson and wife, Ann, of Waco; sister Helen Ruth Houston and husband, Herb, of Holly Lake, TX.; and sister-in-law Janet Ferguson of Albuquerque NM.; along with many beloved nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be sons-in-law John Fisher and Randy Fields, grandsons Charlie and Sam Hays and Travis Fields and grandson-in-law Andrew Shelton. Memorials may be made to The Center at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church, The Jesus Film Campus Crusade for Christ, or a favorite charity. The family invites you to leave a message or memory in our "Memorial Guestbook" at www.wilkirsonhatchbailey.com. Wilkirson Hatch Bailey
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