Pearl Marie Hudson, 95 of Warrensburg, Missouri passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Ridge Crest Nursing Center in Warrensburg.

Pearl was born December 12, 1917 in Melzo, Missouri, daughter of Perry Ellis Holdman and Gertrude Etta (Whaley) Holdman. She was married to Robert Thompson Irwin in 1943 in Bonne Terre, Missouri. Shortly after, the couple moved from Bonne Terre to Colfax, California. She married Hugh Lee Williams in 1954 in Clovis, New Mexico. Due to her husband's military career, they moved to Petaluma, California. In 1956, they relocated to New Baden, Illinois. They moved to Soesterberg, Holland in 1958. In 1960, the couple returned to California, settling in Concord. They moved to the Los Angeles area in 1967. She married Tex Hudson in the early 1990s in Riverside, California. Upon his death in 1998, Pearl moved to Phoenix, Arizona. She had been a Warrensburg resident since 2005. She enjoyed bowling for many years as well as crossword puzzles.

Survivors include her son: William L. Irwin and wife, Mary of Windsor, MO; stepson: Jack Lee Irwin and wife, Lorraine of Omaha, NE; three grandchildren: William G. Irwin of Phoenix, AZ; Amy Henrichsen of Phoenix, AZ and April Williams and husband, Jim of Warrensburg, MO; thirteen great grandchildren: Courtney DeYoung, Lindsey Ozlanski, Logan Perry, Cara DeYoung, Lukus Irwin, Jacob Irwin, Allecia Henrichsen, Sierra Henrichsen, Remington Henrichsen, Rachel Brown, Heather Johnson, Violet Williams, and Shea Williams; two great –great grandchildren: Xaiden Johnson and Zoey Johnson; sister: Ruby Woods of De Soto, MO and brother: Roy Holdman and wife, Darlene of Redding, CA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tex in 1998 and three sisters: Laura Howlett, Dorothy Benham and Ruth Klearman.

Celebration of Life Service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Williams Funeral Chapel in Warrensburg with Pastor John Roberts officiating. There will be a private interment in Moon Town Cemetery, near De Soto on Sunday, May 19, 2013.

Online condolences may be left at www.williamsfuneralchapel.net