Beckham County, OK - Obits: W. T. Hudgins, 1930 10 April 2008 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ********************************************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ********************************************************************* HUDGINS, W. T. (6 Nov 1930, Beckham County Democrat, Erick, Beckham Co, OK): Father of Erick Man Dies in McLean. W. T. Hudgins, venerable pioneer of the Panhandle of Texas, and for the past thirty years a rancher near McLean, Texas, died early Monday evening at his home following a short illness superinduced by pneumonia. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in McLean, followed by burial near that city. Beside his aged wife, deceased is survived by two sons and four daughters as follows: Howard, of McLean and Terry Hudgins of Erick, and Mesdames L. H. Shockley and Nora Erwin, McLean; Lucy Bogan, Albuquerque, N. M., and Simpson of Canadian, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Terry Hudgins returned here Tuesday night after attending the obsequies in McLean, Texas Tuesday afternoon. (Census, 1930, Texas, Gray Co, Pct 5, ED 13, pg 10A, #197/109 (T626-2336): William T. Hudgins, age 75, b Ga; f/m b Ga; farmer/owns property; married (spouse not listed); Nora A. Erwin, daughter, widowed, age 43, b Tx; f/m b Ga; first married age 14; Elvis J. Erwin, grandson, age 15, b NM; f/m b Tx; Loyd Erwin, grandson, age 10, b Ok; f/m b Tx.) --------------------------------------------------- Return to Beckham County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/beckham/beckham.html