Memorial graveside services for Sammy Lou (Smith) Hudson, 92, of Ada are 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 14th at Rosedale Cemetery, Pastor Chad Large will officiate.
Mrs. Hudson passed away Monday, December 2, 2019 at a local nursing home. She was born December 9, 1926 in Muskogee to Samuel Brown and Neomah Eddings Smith. She was a longtime resident of Ada.
She married the love of her life, Wesley Coy Hudson in 1943 in Coalgate, OK. He preceded her in death May 31, 1994.
Sammy worked for IGA as a butcher in her early years. When she and her family moved to Coalgate, she worked many years for Blue Bell (Wrangler). She was a seamstress/inspector for Micheal Casuals in Konawa. Then, she worked and retired from K-Mart in Ada.
Sammy was a member of Crosspointe Church, formerly called Evangelistic Temple for 57 years. She loved her family very much. But, most importantly, she loved her Jesus. She spoke often of when she got to heaven, she wanted to see Jesus first, then the love of her life, Coy.
Survivors include a daughter, Laura Griffin of Ada; son, John Hudson and wife Karen of Ada; son, Gilbert Hudson and wife Kathy of Seminole; and daughter, Sandra Bates and husband Ronny of Ada; ten grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Janet Pound of Moore and Joan Pendergrass and husband Bill of Moore.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, grandson, and a sister.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
