Laura Hudson

After a long and inspiring battle with multiple sclerosis, Laura Morrow Hudson died suddenly of complications on October 9, 2009. At her side was her ever-attentive husband, Barry Hudson; her son, Kirk Hudson, and daughter-in-love, Kelly. Her deep faith in Jesus gives us confidence that she is truly at rest. We are grateful for the legacy she has left of love and devotion to her family and friends and to sharing the good news of Jesus' love. Her life has been an inspiration and a wonderful example of dependence on Him in the most difficult of circumstances. Laura was born in Pampa, TX, on January 6, 1940 to Rachel and Blue Morrow. She attended school in Ada, OK, where she made friends that would bless her throughout her life. The biannual gatherings of "The Peppers" were always a joy she looked forward to. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in business education. Laura was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. After graduating, Laura was married on June 10, 1961, to her college sweetheart. In 1964, Barry and Laura moved to Bartlesville, where her life took on new meaning with the birth of her first son, Kent. Later would follow another son, Kirk, and a daughter, Susan. Laura's legacy of devotion to her children took on many forms throughout their growing up years: countless hours as homeroom mom, endless carpools, and tirelessly cheering them on in their sporting events. When not serving her family, Laura found many ways to bless her community. She served many years as an Assistant Teaching Leader for Community Bible Study, encouraging Bartlesville women to love the Word that had changed her life so much. Laura was a founding board member of K-Life of Bartlesville. The heartbeat of K-Life lies in the ability to build relationships with kids and bring the content of God's word to bear on those relationships. This was Laura's heartbeat as well. After praying for over ten years, it was a joy to see it come to fruition. It continued to be a joy for her to hear from families who are blessed by the ministry of K-Life today. In 1991, life took an unexpected turn, when after 30 years, Barry's job relocated them to Edmond, OK. It was an unexpected move, but one that has been an unbelievable blessing. Laura continued ministering to women through Bible Study Fellowship. And with all her kids grown and married, Laura began to fully embrace her new found role as "Granna." She could often be heard proudly sharing the grandkids accomplishments from singing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" to graduating from high school with honors and everything in between. She was always there to cheer them on. It was also during this time that new and old friendships began to grow and deepen. As her physical health declined and daily living became harder, Laura and Barry leaned on the support of the best friends anyone could have. The love and care they have received has been more of a blessing to them than anyone could know. Laura is survived by her husband, Barry; her children: Kent Hudson of Bixby, OK; Kirk Hudson and his wife, Kelly, of Tyler, TX; her daughter, Susan Nickish and her husband, Kirk, of Hamilton, MT; and, perhaps most importantly, her beloved grandchildren: Konner, Kameron, Kalloway, Kandace, KJ, Kory, Karissa and Karoline. A memorial service will be held at Faith Bible Church in Edmond at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, October 13th. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be sent to K-Life of Bartlesville, PO Box 3994, Bartlesville, OK 74005. Services are under the direction of Matthews Funeral Home, Edmond, OK.