Cecil R. "Bud" Hudson Sr. Obituary (1930 - 2021)

Cecil R. "Bud" Hudson Sr., 89, of Saybrook, Illinois, passed away at 3:58 P.M. Sunday, April 19, 2020, at the Gibson Area Hospital Annex in Gibson City, Illinois. A Celebration of Life will be held from 2:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. Sunday, September 5, 2021, at Cheneys Grove Township Hall in Saybrook, Illinois. Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home of Saybrook, Illinois, is assisting the family with arrangements. Bud was born on August 6, 1930, in Saybrook, Illinois, a son of Cecil Rhodes and Velma Rogers Hudson Sr. He married Catherine Jean List on November 24, 1949, in Gibson City, Illinois. She passed away on February 6, 2017. He is survived by his children, Mary (Mark) Keith of Kiefer, Oklahoma; Becky (David) Howes of Saybrook, Illinois; Hannah (Jim Adams) Hudson of Dewey, Illinois; 3 grandchildren, Allison (Bret) Hitchings, James Howes and Hunter Adams; 3 great-grandchildren, Carter, Asher and Brenna Hitchings; and brother, Richard Hudson of Saybrook, Illinois. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; son, Cecil "Buddy" Hudson Jr.; and brother, James Hudson. Bud was a retired hardwood floor layer. He was a member of the Saybrook Christian Church; Gibson City Masonic Lodge 733; Chicago Regional Council Carpenters Union 272; American Quarter Horse Association; Life member of the American Poultry Association. He was inducted into the Illinois Spotted Swine Hall of Fame in 2013. Bud was a loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend who will be missed by all.