Eleanor Ruth Hudson,
85, of Mason City died at 7:16 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, 2003, at Mason
City Area Nursing Home.
Visitation was Wednesday
evening at Hurley Funeral Home, 603 E. Chestnut
in Mason City.
Her funeral was Thursday
morning at the First Christian Church in Mason City,
with the Rev. William Boyce officiating.
Burial is in
Elkhart Cemetery.
Mrs. Hudson was a
homemaker.
She was born March
12, 1917, in Chicago to Alfred and Frances Phillips Curtis. She
married John Hudson in Chicago on Aug. 29, 1936. He died Feb. 24,
1981.
Surviving are two
sons, John P. (and Teddie) Hudson Jr. of Antioch and Curtis (and
Dana) Hudson of Elkhart; one daughter, Sue (and Bill) Zimmerman of
Mason City; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded
in death by one brother.
Ellie was a devoted
member of the First Christian Church of Mason City and a gifted
artist. She touched the lives of hundreds during the years by
lifting their joys and sorrows up to the Lord through her card
ministry, composted of her original sketches and carefully chosen
Scripture verses.
Memorial contributions may be made to her
church or to the Mason City Area Nursing Home.
