Doris Hudson

Doris Mae Hudson, 80, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007, at the Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mt. Pleasant.

Her body was cremated, and a memorial service will be held at a date to be arranged at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel in Mt. Pleasant. In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established to the Mt. Pleasant Lions Club or to a charity of the donor's choice.

Online condolences may be sent to www.olsonpowell.com.

      Doris Mae was born Dec. 18, 1926, in Monmouth, Ill., the daughter of Clifford and Hazel Shuld Pople. On Aug. 31, 1945, she married Henry J. Hudson in Burlington.

      Doris graduated from Monmouth High School in 1945. She was a homemaker and had worked as a shipping clerk for Browning Scott's Warehouse in Monmouth. She later worked as a finisher at Western Stoneware. The Hudsons moved to Muscatine, where Doris was employed at a bakery. In 1978, she moved to Mount Pleasant and resided there ever since.

      Doris was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Mt. Pleasant. She enjoyed playing cards and embroidering. Her greatest love was spending time with her family.

      Survivors include one daughter, Karen Reeves and her husband John of Omaha, Neb.; a daughter-in-law, Maxine Hudson of Orlando, Fla.; one sister, Velma Richardson of Viola, Ill.; and one grandson.

      Mrs. Hudson was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a son, Larry R. Hudson; one brother, Jack Pople; and a grandson.