Extracted from The Daily Breeze (Torrance, CA)
Tuesday, October 22, 1996

Winfield L. Hudson Sr.

Mass will be celebrated Wednesday for Winfield L. Hudson Sr., a Manhattan Beach resident for 21 years.

Born March 28, 1902, in Zero, Miss., he died Oct. 21, 1996, at a local hospital.

Mr. Hudson served as a chief petty officer before retiring from the Coast Guard.

He is survived by two daughters, Elise Gravance of Palmdale and Helene Grik of Manhattan Beach; two sons, William and John, both of Georgia; a brother, Leon of Mississippi; 15 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday at American Martyrs Church, Manhattan Beach. Additional services and burial will be in Georgia.

McCormick Mortuary is handling arrangements.