- Date Of Birth: April 15, 1936
- Date Of Death: April 4, 2013
- State: Illinois
Rita Hudgins, 76, of Ottawa, passed away April 4, 2013 at her home in Ottawa.
Rita was born April 15, 1936 in Luxora, Arkansas to Emery and Lelar (Gay) Fowler. Her birth mother, Lelar, passed away when Rita was an infant. Rita’s older sister, Judy Chumley, raised her as her own. She married Joseph Dean Hudgins on February 11, 1955 in Luxora, Arkansas. She was a Special Education teacher’s aide for 15 years. She was a founding member of Gateway Baptist Church in Judsonia, Arkansas. She loved to quilt, sew and plant flowers.
She is survived by four daughters, Judy ( Charles Bruce) Jones, Nita (Robert) Friedle, Diana (Charlie) Hillaker and Ramona (Jimmy) McCorkle, all of Ottawa; sixteen grandchildren; nineteen great- grandchildren; four sisters, Mildred (Irwin) Barger of Benton, Arkansas, Dean (Frank) Philyaw of Earl, Arkansas, Jean(J.D.) Pennington of Judsonia, Arkansas, and Linda (Joe) Moreno of LaVerne, CA; three brothers, Ronald (Lois) Chumley of Judsonia, Arkansas, Donald ( Anjileque) Chumley of Westville, OK and Jerry (Lana) Chumley of Pangburn, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Joe on September 14, 2012.
