Deceased Name: Johnarline “Johnnie” Hudson

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Submitted by: Jo Aguirre

 

Johnarline “Johnnie” Hudson, longtime resident of Coalgate, Oklahoma, died on Monday, February 1, 2016, at age 92. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, February 6, 2016, at 2:00 pm at the First United Methodist Church in Coalgate.

“Johnnie” was born Johnarline Moseley in McGehee, Arkansas, on February 1, 1924, to John Austin Moseley and Grace Ruth Moseley.  She married Charles Arvard Hudson on August 27, 1946, in McGehee and they were married for more than 30 years until Charles’ death in 1977.

Raised a Methodist, “Johnnie” became a member of First Baptist Church in Coalgate after she and Charles moved back to Charles’ hometown in 1947.  They worked together in the youth department, and for many years they were sponsors and leaders of the First Baptist youth group at Falls Creek Baptist Assembly in Davis, OK.  She also served her church as a Sunday School teacher, choir member, and Women’s Missionary Union director.  “Johnnie” and Charles were later members of Harmony Baptist Church in Atoka, OK.  In recent years she attended the First United Methodist Church in Coalgate, returning to her Methodist roots.

“Johnnie” attended Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, and after she married Charles they attended Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, OK.  In between she worked in Washington D.C. during World War II at the Pentagon, and it was in Washington that she met Charles, who was a Navy officer on temporary duty there.  She also attended the University of Pittsburg (PA) while Charles was pursuing a Masters degree there.

In addition to church activities, “Johnnie” was also very active in her community.   She was a charter member of the Coalgate Music Club and  she  served in various local and state positions for the Oklahoma and National Federations of Music Clubs.  She also served on the Board of Directors of the Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony in Eureka Springs, AR, and she was a volunteer chairman of Junior Music Festivals in both Ada and Durant for 12 years.

“Johnnie” was a volunteer and secretary of the Coalgate Genealogical Society, and she was Co-Chair and Treasurer of the Coal County Republican party.  In 1996 she received a gubernatorial appointment to the Murray State College Board of Regents in Tishomingo where she served for many years.  She was a member of both the OBU Alumni Board and the OBU President’s Council, and in  2009 she was the recipient of a Profile in Excellence Award from OBU.

She worked in the Hudson family business at Hudson’s Big Country Store in Coalgate, and later helped Charles with his insurance and loan agency.  After Charles’ death in 1977, she continued to own and operate the insurance office for more than twenty years.

“Johnnie” enjoyed traveling and with Charles they traveled around the world.  In the late 1960s they joined a travel club in Dallas called World Travelers, which had its own jet.  They made many trips with the club and became regulars at many Mexican and European destinations.  In addition, “Johnnie” showed her adventurous side when she took flying lessons in Ada in her early 40s.  She completed all the flying and training courses before deciding to move on to other pursuits.

“Johnnie” was preceded in death by her parents John Austin Moseley and Grace Ruth Moseley, her husband Charles, her sisters Carolyn Moseley and Virginia Moseley England, and her grandson, Shelby Hudson.  She is survived by her children and their spouses; John Hudson and Janet of Edmond, OK, Steve Hudson and Linda of North Richland Hills, TX, Candy Hudson of Coalgate, Davis Hudson and Lisa, of Edmond, OK, and Holly Rhoades and Gary, of Nixa, MO.

She is also survived by ten grandchildren and by nine great-grandchildren.

Additional survivors include her sister Sue Moseley Leek of Dumas, AR, her brother-in-law Nick England and wife Claudine of Burgess, VA, her brother-in-law L.A. Hudson and wife Dorothy of Sherman, TX, and her sister-in-law Marianne Hudson DeMoss and husband Coyle of Bells, TX, along with numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts be made in “Johnnie’s” memory to the Coalgate United Methodist Church Food Bank, the Coalgate Genealogical Society, or to Oklahoma Baptist University where a memorial scholarship will be established in her name.

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