Services for William Hudson, of Hattiesburg, are noon onSaturday, May 12, at the Cottrell Memorial Christian MethodistEpiscopal (CME) Church in Hattiesburg with burial in HighlandCemetery in Hattiesburg. Reeves Funeral Home in Mt. Olive is incharge of arrangements.

Visitation is Saturday from 10 a.m. until the time of the serviceat the church.

Elder Hudson, 88, died April 28, 2007, at his residence. He was anative of Lincoln County.

He was a CME minister and served over 20 congregations inSouth/Central Mississippi. He was a veteran of World War II, and acarpenter as a hobby.

Survivors are his wife, Essie McSwain Hudson, of Hattiesburg; hisbrothers, M.L. and Johnnie B. Hudson, both of Brookhaven; and hisfavorite nieces, Theresa Dukes and Jacquelyn Thomas, ofHattiesburg.