Helen Nadine Hudson

Helen Nadine Hudson was born August 4, 1938, in Rush Springs, Oklahoma to Willie and Christine (Kirk) Pilgrim. Helen was called home by the Lord on July 15, 2022, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 83.

A visitation for Helen will be held Wednesday, July 20, 2022, from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Memorial Park Funeral Home in Oklahoma City. A funeral service will occur Thursday, July 21, 2022, at 10:00 AM at Memorial Park Funeral Home. A graveside service will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Oklahoma City.

Helen attended school in Rush Springs, Oklahoma, where she graduated in 1956. She was the 4th child out of seven siblings. Her Daddy was a farmer; she worked in the fields, milked cows, and tended the garden like all her brothers and sisters.

Helen moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma after graduation living in the YWCA with her roommate, Froncine Powell, who became a lifetime friend. She married Gerald Devault in 1958. He was in the USAF and they lived in many different places – her favorite being when they lived in Spain. They were blessed with two sons, Larry and Donald.

Gerald and Helen were divorced in 1964. She then moved to Duncan, Oklahoma, where she worked as a steam operator for Hagger Slacks. In 1967, she moved back to Oklahoma City where she worked for the Department of Safety and later the Oklahoma Security Commission.

In 1971, Helen married William R. (Monk) Hudson. He was in the Masonic Lodge and they enjoyed going to different cities where he marched at many funerals. They were also lifetime members of the Oklahoma Americans and enjoyed going to their activities.

Helen was a wonderful mother and loved raising her sons. She adored her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She had an abundance of friends whom she cherished. She also loved attending the Church of Christ where she was a member since she was a teenager. She loved the Lord and read her Bible daily.

Helen was preceded in death by her beloved husband, William (Monk) Hudson, her parents, her sister, Willie Mae Tucker, and 3 brothers Bobby Gene Pilgrim, Alva Otis Pilgrim, and Jerry Wayne Pilgrim.

She is survived by her sons, Larry Devault and wife, Carole, Donald Devault and wife, Cheryl, and her step-daughter, Kandi Hudson, her sister Marie Kuntz and husband, Robert, her brother, Carl Pilgrim and Mary Kay Fisher. She also is survived by 3 grandsons, Bobby, Willie, and Christopher Devault, one granddaughter, Stevi Devault, many great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews, and loving friends.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.MemorialParkOKC.com for the Hudson family.