Individual Details
Elmo Homer Hudgens
(18 Dec 1912 - 14 Feb 1982)
Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, Washington, Wednesday, February 17, 1982, Page 102: Elmo Hudgens, Lawman, Football coach, 69, dies. Elmo H. Hudgens, 69, a former King County sheriff's captain long active in amateur and semi-professional football, died Sunday after suffering a heart attack. Born in northern Idaho, Hudgens came here as a teen-ager and attended Roosevelt High School, where his grid career began as a freshman. He was in the sheriff's office for 18 years, then managed auto- and equipment-leasing companies here for 20 years, retiring in 1978. Hudgens played football for the University Club, then turned to coaching during World War II. He coached the Lake City Boys Club football team for several years, and organized and was head coach of the semi-pro Seattle Cavaliers until his death. Under his coaching the Cavaliers won several championships, including the 1972 Northwest International Football League title and the 1981 Northwest International Football Alliance championship. Surviving are his wife, Alma; two sons, Harley Hudgens, Bellevue, and Dick Ossinger, Bothell, and a daughter, Melody Russell, Seattle. At his request there will be no funeral. Remembrances may be made to the Bob Hope International Heart Research institute, 528 18th Ave., Seattle 98122.
Events
| Birth | 18 Dec 1912 | Wardner, Shoshone Co., Idaho |  | ||
| Residence | 1930 | Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Boarder - Seattle, King Co., Washington | | ||
| Marriage | 8 Dec 1931 | King Co., Washington - June E. Felts | | ||
| Residence | 1933 | Seattle, King Co., Washington | | ||
| Residence | 1935 | Seattle, King Co., Washington | | ||
| Marriage | 26 Sep 1936 | King Co., Washington - Alma Elaine Walth | | ||
| Residence | 1 Apr 1940 | Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - Seattle, King Co., Washington | | ||
| Residence | 1942 | 832 E 59th - Seattle, King Co., Washington | | ||
| Residence | 1943 | Seattle, King Co., Washington | | ||
| Residence | 1951 | Seattle, King Co., Washington | | ||
| Residence | 1953 | Seattle, King Co., Washington | | ||
| Residence | 1956 | Seattle, King Co., Washington | | ||
| Residence | 1957 | Seattle, King Co., Washington | | ||
| Residence | 1958 | Seattle, King Co., Washington | | ||
| Residence | 1959 | Seattle, King Co., Washington | | ||
| Residence | 1960 | Seattle, King Co., Washington | | ||
| Death | 14 Feb 1982 | Seattle, King Co., Washington | | ||
| Burial | Unknown | |
Families
| Spouse | Alma Elaine Walth (1909 - 1994) |
| Child | Harlan Cal Hudgens (1939 - 2009) |
| Child | Melody Elaine Hudgens (1941 - 1999) |
| Spouse | June E. Felts ( - ) |
| Father | John Walter Hudgens (1884 - 1918) |
| Mother | Emma Letha Kirkpatrick (1889 - 1933) |
| Sibling | Violet Maybelle Hudgens (1906 - 1960) |
| Sibling | Ward Hudgens ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, Idaho Birth Index, 1861-1912, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1962 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013).
2. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..
3. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..
5. Washington State Digital Archives (n.p: www.digitalarchives.wa.gov, n.d).
21. Obituary of Elmo H. Hudgens, Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, Washington, Wednesday, February 17, 1982, Page 102.