Stephen Patrick Hudson age 52 of Arkadelphia died Saturday July 7, 2012 in Houston, TX. He graduated from Arkadelphia High School in 1978 and later from Ouachita Baptist University. Stephen served his country as an officer in the United States Army and as a civilian map maker for the government. He was baptized in 1972 at the Church of Christ in Arkadelphia and lived a life of high moral fiber. Stephen was an extraordinary gentle and unique soul, well loved and sorely missed. He was preceded in death by his mother, Kathleen Winburn Hudson Freeman. Survivors are his loving father, Ivan F. Hudson, three brothers, John, Robert and Michael Hudson, his wife Lisa, daughter, Rebecca Ann, sons Joshua and Andrew. Private Interment will be held in Rose Hill Cemetery in Arkadelphia. Local arrangements entrusted to The Welch Funeral Home of Arkadelphia.