Ogden S. Hudnall

Graveside services for Ogden S. Hudnall, 77 of Tyler, will be held on Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at 10:00 AM at Rose Hill Cemetery in Tyler with Dr. Paul Powell officiating under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. Mr. Hudnall, surrounded by his loving family, peacefully left this world to join his Heavenly Father on Sunday, July 14, 2013 at Trinity Mother Frances Hospital. Born in Dallas on September 26, 1935, he spent his entire life in Tyler and was a graduate of Tyler High School. He attended Tyler Junior College and received his Bachelor of Science degree in geology from Sul Ross University in Alpine. He was baptized at the age of twelve at Trinity Baptist Church, where he and his family were members and currently was a member of Green Acres Baptist Church. Upon his college graduation he served in the National Guard where he was an expert marksman. While attending TJC, he also earned his pilot’s license. Ogden began his geology career in private exploration and then worked at Hudnall and Pirtle before he and his dad formed their own oil and gas partnership of Hudnall & Hudnall in 1972. All four of Ogden’s children were fortunate to work with their dad at the family business. The Hudnall family deeply appreciates Flo Downing, a current long-time employee with the company. Ogden was an avid outdoorsman teaching his children and grandchildren marksmanship, fishing, astronomy, history, cooking, photography and geology. He was a great story teller, had the spirit of a poet, and was constantly sharing his writings and quotations with his children and grandchildren. He loved traveling throughout the United States where he continued to study and share his knowledge of geology with his family. Mr. Hudnall was preceded in death by his parents, James S. and Dulse Hudnall and his loving wife, Joan. He is survived by his loving family including son, Chris Hudnall and wife Anna of Tyler; daughters, Jill and husband Dr. Stephen Spain of Tyler, Donna and husband Dr. Dan Echols of Scottsdale, Arizona, Pam Hudnall and husband Will Kerr of Dallas. The eldest of two children, he is also survived by his sister and brother-in-law, Lometa Hudnall Cox and husband LeRoy of Northfield, Illinois and their children, Charina and Clint Cox. He is also survived by Bob and Carolyn Hardiman and Bobby and Dianne Vandergriff of Tyler and many nieces and nephews. He was affectionately called Oggie by his grandchildren and they will miss him dearly. They are Courtney and Brandon Echols of Scottsdale, Arizona, Hudnall and Carrie Shannon of San Antonio, Allison Spain and Nick Spain, both of New York City, Shane and Crystal Hudnall of San Angelo, Blythe and Brooke Heisey of Tyler, Tiffany Kerr of Jacksonville, Florida and also from Tyler, Shannon and Jeff Corley and five great-grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers will be Hudnall Shannon, Nick Spain, Shane Hudnall, Clint Cox, Stephen Spain, Will Kerr, Bob Hardiman, Bobby Vandergriff and Tony Morgan. Visitation will be on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 from 6:00 to 7:00 PM at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Highway in Tyler. The family request that memorial contributions be made to the Smith County Chapter of the American Cancer Society, 1301 S. Broadway, Tyler 75701 or the Amercian Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas, Texas 75231

Ogden S. Hudnall

September 26, 1935 - July 14, 2013