Mr. Roger D. Hudson

Roger Dale Hudson age 70, of Hardin, KY died on Sunday, July 31, 2022, at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, TN. He was born at Murray Calloway County Hospital on October 21, 1951, and resided at Golden Pond, KY until they relocated in 1962. His parents were the late David Layton Hudson and Thelma Lorene (Dunn) Hudson. He graduated from Marshall County High School and later attended some classes at Murray State University. Roger was a business owner and owned both Hudson Trucking Company and later Hudson's Western Store in Murray, KY. He was a Kentucky Colonel and a member of the Temple Hill Masonic Lodge. Roger's most important job was being a father, grandfather, and great grandfather to his children, grandchildren, and great-granddaughter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Layton Dale Hudson. He is survived by his wife Carolyn Jean (Jones) Hudson of Hardin, KY, to whom he was married for 52 years; one daughter, Lisa Hudson Frost Gabel and husband Travis Gabel of Cottage Grove, TN; three granddaughters, Andrea Nicole Hudson Vaughn and husband Marcus of Murray, KY, Stephanie Marie Frost, and Kristin Jewell Frost of Hardin, KY; two grandsons, Benjamin Layton Hudson and his Wife Emily of Cuba, KY, and Cody Lane Frost of Cottage Grove, TN; as well as one great-granddaughter, Maggie Leighton Vaughn of Murray, KY. Roger was of the Pentecostal Faith and was devoted to the Lord until the end of his life, which he viewed as not leaving, but going home. He will be deeply missed by his family and friends who loved him. A funeral service will be held on Friday, August 5, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home and Cremation Services. Rev. Shelby Underhill will officiate, and burial will follow in the Cumberland Cemetery in the Land Between the Lakes. Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 4, 2022, from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home and Cremation Services. Online condolences can be made at www.thejhchurchillfuneralhome.com The J.H. Churchill Funeral Home and Cremation Services are in charge of arrangements.