James Howard Hudgens of Salado, TX stepped into the loving arms of his Lord Jesus on February 22, 2018. He was with family by his side in Salado.
Born January 2, 1929 to James Howard and Edna (Morgan) Hudgens in Altus, OK, Jim was the eldest of three children. He played football for the Columbia Rough Necks in high school and after attending the University of Texas at Austin, married Patsy Joy Garrison on January 25, 1952. Jim served in the U.S. Army and gained the rank of Sergeant during the Korean War. He began a 40-year career with Equifax (formerly Retail Credit Co.) and acquired his law degree from the South Texas School of Law in Houston, all while fathering three daughters and a son—Jamie Renee, Pamela Roxanne, Patti Lynn and Michael Duane. Jim retired from Equifax as vice president of marketing in the 1980’s.
With a strong sense of community and church service, Jim was an active member of the Atlanta and Dallas Civics Clubs in the 1960’s and 1970’s and a dedicated Sunday School teacher at First Baptist Dallas and later at First Baptist Salado where he also served as a deacon. Jim had a servant’s heart and always wanted to be doing the work for the Kingdom.
He is survived by his daughters Jamie (Chip) Fisher, Pamela (Guy) Sutherland, Patti (Kevin) Higginbotham and son Michael (Barbara Chandler) Hudgens; seven grandchildren, Morgan and Natalie Sutherland, Christian and James Michael Fisher, Amanda (Fisher) Fine, Joshua Higginbotham and Dylan (Higginbotham) Polk; and five great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Patsy, brother Don of Fredericksburg, TX and sister Virginia Anne Mladenka of Brazoria, TX.
Born January 2, 1929 to James Howard and Edna (Morgan) Hudgens in Altus, OK, Jim was the eldest of three children. He played football for the Columbia Rough Necks in high school and after attending the University of Texas at Austin, married Patsy Joy Garrison on January 25, 1952. Jim served in the U.S. Army and gained the rank of Sergeant during the Korean War. He began a 40-year career with Equifax (formerly Retail Credit Co.) and acquired his law degree from the South Texas School of Law in Houston, all while fathering three daughters and a son—Jamie Renee, Pamela Roxanne, Patti Lynn and Michael Duane. Jim retired from Equifax as vice president of marketing in the 1980’s.
With a strong sense of community and church service, Jim was an active member of the Atlanta and Dallas Civics Clubs in the 1960’s and 1970’s and a dedicated Sunday School teacher at First Baptist Dallas and later at First Baptist Salado where he also served as a deacon. Jim had a servant’s heart and always wanted to be doing the work for the Kingdom.
He is survived by his daughters Jamie (Chip) Fisher, Pamela (Guy) Sutherland, Patti (Kevin) Higginbotham and son Michael (Barbara Chandler) Hudgens; seven grandchildren, Morgan and Natalie Sutherland, Christian and James Michael Fisher, Amanda (Fisher) Fine, Joshua Higginbotham and Dylan (Higginbotham) Polk; and five great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Patsy, brother Don of Fredericksburg, TX and sister Virginia Anne Mladenka of Brazoria, TX.
James Howard Hudgens of Salado, TX stepped into the loving arms of his Lord Jesus on February 22, 2018. He was with family by his side in Salado.
Born January 2, 1929 to James Howard and Edna (Morgan) Hudgens in Altus, OK, Jim was the eldest of three children. He played football for the Columbia Rough Necks in high school and after attending the University of Texas at Austin, married Patsy Joy Garrison on January 25, 1952. Jim served in the U.S. Army and gained the rank of Sergeant during the Korean War. He began a 40-year career with Equifax (formerly Retail Credit Co.) and acquired his law degree from the South Texas School of Law in Houston, all while fathering three daughters and a son—Jamie Renee, Pamela Roxanne, Patti Lynn and Michael Duane. Jim retired from Equifax as vice president of marketing in the 1980’s.
With a strong sense of community and church service, Jim was an active member of the Atlanta and Dallas Civics Clubs in the 1960’s and 1970’s and a dedicated Sunday School teacher at First Baptist Dallas and later at First Baptist Salado where he also served as a deacon. Jim had a servant’s heart and always wanted to be doing the work for the Kingdom.
He is survived by his daughters Jamie (Chip) Fisher, Pamela (Guy) Sutherland, Patti (Kevin) Higginbotham and son Michael (Barbara Chandler) Hudgens; seven grandchildren, Morgan and Natalie Sutherland, Christian and James Michael Fisher, Amanda (Fisher) Fine, Joshua Higginbotham and Dylan (Higginbotham) Polk; and five great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Patsy, brother Don of Fredericksburg, TX and sister Virginia Anne Mladenka of Brazoria, TX.
Born January 2, 1929 to James Howard and Edna (Morgan) Hudgens in Altus, OK, Jim was the eldest of three children. He played football for the Columbia Rough Necks in high school and after attending the University of Texas at Austin, married Patsy Joy Garrison on January 25, 1952. Jim served in the U.S. Army and gained the rank of Sergeant during the Korean War. He began a 40-year career with Equifax (formerly Retail Credit Co.) and acquired his law degree from the South Texas School of Law in Houston, all while fathering three daughters and a son—Jamie Renee, Pamela Roxanne, Patti Lynn and Michael Duane. Jim retired from Equifax as vice president of marketing in the 1980’s.
With a strong sense of community and church service, Jim was an active member of the Atlanta and Dallas Civics Clubs in the 1960’s and 1970’s and a dedicated Sunday School teacher at First Baptist Dallas and later at First Baptist Salado where he also served as a deacon. Jim had a servant’s heart and always wanted to be doing the work for the Kingdom.
He is survived by his daughters Jamie (Chip) Fisher, Pamela (Guy) Sutherland, Patti (Kevin) Higginbotham and son Michael (Barbara Chandler) Hudgens; seven grandchildren, Morgan and Natalie Sutherland, Christian and James Michael Fisher, Amanda (Fisher) Fine, Joshua Higginbotham and Dylan (Higginbotham) Polk; and five great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Patsy, brother Don of Fredericksburg, TX and sister Virginia Anne Mladenka of Brazoria, TX.
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