Pearl Hudson Ringer, a lifelong resident of Ellsworth County, KS, passed away on July 25 at the Good Samaritan Home in Ellsworth at the age of 105.

Pearl, the daughter of Henry Homer Black and Ella Elizabeth (Cleverdon) Black, was born on November 5, 1912 in Ellsworth County. She graduated from Brookville High, in Brookville, KS. She attended the Emporia State Teacher’s College in Emporia and then began teaching in one-room schools. Pearl taught at the Terra Cotta School for three years and the Grove School for two years. She married Russell Hudson on April 26, 1936, at the Episcopal Christ Cathedral in Salina, KS. Russell passed away on May 3, 1963. After Russell’s death, Pearl attended Marymount College in Salina and graduated in May of 1969. She then taught in the Chapman Unified School District for nine years. She was a member of the Holy Apostles Episcopal Church in Ellsworth.

Pearl married Oliver Ringer on August 20, 1972 in Deadwood, South Dakota. Oliver passed away on November 3, 2009 in Debary, Florida.

Pearl is survived by her daughter Lois (Jack) Leatherman, of Lawrence, KS; step-children, Charles Ringer, Ana Guenther, and Barbara Haley, all of Florida; grandchildren, Tori (Kelly) McCoy of Oro Valley, AZ, Erin (Steve) Olson of Orem, UT, Kevin Kelly of Houston, TX, Megan Kelly of Sterling, CO, Brendan (Lori) Kelly of Midland, TX, and Colleen (Jon) Niedermayer of Mason City, IA; seven great grandchildren, and numerous step grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Russell and Oliver; parents; daughter, Louise Kelly; step-son, Paul Ringer; brother, Harry Black; and sisters, Mabel Miles, Maude Vandine, and Betty Cromwell Jamison.

Visitation: 2-8 p.m., Sunday, July 29, 2018 at Parsons Funeral Home, Ellsworth with family present 6-8 p.m.

Funeral service: 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 30, 2018 at Parsons Funeral Home with burial following at Buckeye Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Holy Apostles Episcopal Church or the donor’s choice, c/o, Parsons Funeral Home, Box 45, Ellsworth, KS 67439.