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Helen Hudson
Helen Hudson, 94, of Greenville passed away on November 29, 2013 at
Brethren Retirement Community. She was born June 12, 1919 at home in
Dayton, Ohio to the late Howard and Margaret Hudson.
Her father, Howard, was in a retail milk business in Dayton for 30
years (including the depression years), supporting a family of 9
including her dad’s mother and father. Helen attended Anderson College.
She worked at Monsanto’s Mound Lab where she worked on atomic energy
projects. She retired from Monsanto after 26 years of service.
Helen was a member of Salem Church of God since 1925. God allowed Helen
to have two families; her birth family, The Hudsons, and her adopted
family, The Finkbines.
In addition to her parents, Helen is preceded in death by a brother,
Sid Howard Hudson; two sisters, Doris Hudson Liffick and Winona Hudson
Taylor; a nephew, Don Liffick; three great nephews, Billy, Taylor and
Brock Hudson; and a brother-in-law, Therman Frost.
She is temporarily leaving behind a sister, Hazel Frost; three in-laws,
Pat Hudson, Bud Taylor, and Joe Liffick. Also surviving are nieces and
nephews, Randy and Rick Hudson, Mark Frost, Bob Taylor, Deb (Taylor)
Hardman, Patty (Taylor) Turner, Mike Liffick, Mike and Jeff Liffick
families.
In 1963, Helen met and adopted a young family; Bob, Sandy and Teresa
Finkbine. Through the years two boys, Rob and Joe, were added to the
family. She calls them her “adopted” family and the Finkbines and
friends call her Aunt Helen. She loved to pray for each one of her two
families and to be a helper, as she had a servant's heart. Aunt Helen
is also survived by Bob & Sandy Finkbine; Michael, Teresa
(Finkbine), Connor, and Brendan Woodin; Rob, Amy, Cody, Adrianna
(Finkbine) Burnside, and Dakota Finkbine; Joe, April, Dylan, Justin,
Carter, Noah, Alexis, Shelby Jo, and Jamie Grace Finkbine. Helen has
lived 40 years with her adopted family on a farm in Darke County. Helen
departed this life to go home, and she wrote during her high school
years: “I know not what God’s heaven may be, but this I know, He loveth
me….and so I trust!!”
A Celebration of Life graveside service will be on Tuesday, December 3,
2013 at 11:30 AM at Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery, 8135 North Dixie
Drive, Dayton, Ohio 45414 with Rev. Joey Turner officiating. In lieu of
flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Salem Church of God
Children's Ministry, Castine Church of the Brethren Children's
Ministry, or Oxford Bible Fellowship Children's Ministry, 800 South
Maple, Oxford, Ohio 45056 with contributions being accepted at the
funeral home.
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