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Ellon J. HUDSON

Tennessee Colony Cemetery
Anderson County,
Texas

Linden R. Lewis
November 7, 1927 - June 21, 2003
Mason
Married Ellon J. Crossley 1977
(See Veteran marker)

Fagan R. Hudson
December 7, 1924 - March 19, 1970
Married Ellon J. Crossley

Ellon J. Crossley Hudson Lewis
September 27, 1927 - November 26, 1917

*Obituary

Ellon Hudson Lewis, 90, was born to William Thomas Crossley and Sophronia Morrow Crossley. Ellon graduated from high school at the early age of 16 and years later at the age of 58, she went back to school to achieve an Associate's Degree. She later worked at the Gas Company and the Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas. She then began working at East Texas National Bank in Palestine where she worked her way up to Vice President and Internal Auditor before her retirement.
She served on the PISD school board for three years and was president of the Community Improvement Association of Tennessee Colony. She was a member of Tennessee Colony Community Church and taught Sunday School for 20 years. She also worked with the 4-H kids for 16 years. She served as president of the Toastmasters Club, served on the Business and Professional Women's Committee as well as several other boards.
Ellon always said she had lived two beautiful lives. She married Fagan Hudson in her youth and over 20 years, they built a business together and had four children. Their business burned and she lost him in 1970. She met Linden Lewis through banking friends and they married in 1977. He taught her to love to dance. They also enjoyed gardening, retirement and grandkids together until he passed in 2003.
She was preceded in death by her husbands; son, William Mack Hudson and daughter, Martha Hudson Hester.
She is survived by her daughters, Judy Hudson Trammell of Forney and Mary Hudson Bunt of Mesquite; daughter-in-law, Crystal Hudson of Tennessee Colony; son-in-law, Bill Hester of Palestine; brothers, Buddy Crossley (Patsy), Franklin Crossley (Sherley) and Kenneth Crossley (Mary); and 7 grandchildren, Stacy Trammell Hunt, Amy Trammell Paz, Jennifer Brown Lindsey, Mitchell Hudson, Camille Hudson, Ashley Bunt Hale and William Bunt; as well as ten great grandchildren.

*Photo courtesy of Gayland R. Darnell

Contributed on 7/31/21 by MryAl8
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Submitted: 7/31/21 • Approved: 8/29/21 • Last Updated: 9/1/21 • R442637-G426802-S3

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