Funeral for MSG (Retired) Jim Hudson, 70, Lawton will be at 1:00 PM Tuesday at the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Chaplain (CPT) Bernard Cornell officiating. Sgt. Hudson died Sunday, April 22, 2012 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Burial with full military honors will be at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. The family will greet friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Monday at the funeral home. He was born March 30, 1942 in Shreveport, Louisiana to Jess Weaver and Gertrude Mary (Lockwood) Hudson. He grew up in Henderson, Texas and attended and graduated from St. Edwards High School in Austin, Texas. Then, he went to Kilgore Junior College in Kilgore, Texas. He graduated with an associates degree in Education and Business Administration. Upon graduation from college he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He married Dorothy E. Jackson on February 22, 1963 at Fort Sill where Sgt. Hudson continued serving the military. Soon after they were married he served his first overseas tour in Korea. He returned to Fort Sill, followed by tours in Vietnam, Fort Carson Colorado, Munich, Germany, Augsburg, Germany and Hanau, Germany and returned to Fort Sill were he retired in 1984. Sgt. Hudson received the following decorations and medals; National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with Three Service Stars, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Two Overseas Service Bars, Humanitarian Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon-2, Army Service Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal-5, Overseas Service Ribbon-3 and the Sharpshooter (rifle M-16). Upon retirement he enjoyed bass fishing. He did several jobs at Fort Sill until he began his work at the Lawton Post Office. It was at the Post Office that he acquired the nick name "yellow hat." He retired there to enjoy his kids, grandchildren and travel with his wife. He loved people and never knew a stranger. He was a life member of the Vietnam Veterans, Chapter 751 and was a member of the Korean War Veterans Association. Survivors include his wife, of the home, daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and Terry Traughber, Lawton, son, Michael Hudson, Lawton, three grandchildren, Brook Traughber and Trey Traughber, both of Lawton and Brianna Jacobs, Florida, sister, Jessica Noble and her husband Jay Mack, Longview, Texas, nephew, Jim Noble and his wife Jennifer, Tyler, Texas and a niece Catherine Miller and her husband Todd, Rowlett, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents.