Rachel Lavon Laster, 86, of Benton, Ark., died on Oct. 17, 2026. She was born on Feb. 25, 1940 to Dilly Att and Ludy Nancy Hudson in Willow, Ark. She was a Southern Baptist and retired from the Arkansas State Hospital in Little Rock as a registered nurse.

She was predeceased by her parents and her sister Dillie Jean Hudson. She was also predeceased by her son, Aubrey Scott Hudson, in 1996.

She is survived by her children, Patricia Lynn Hudson and Matthew Owen Hudson, both of Benton; her grandchildren, Melanie Amber, Caitlin Lavon and Brittany Nicole; and two great-grandchildren, Mason and Patron; and several nieces and nephew.

Visitation will be on Oct. 26 from 5 to 7 p.m. as Ashby Funeral Home in Benton.

Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. on Oct. 27 at Ashby Funeral Home. Internment will follow at Pinecrest Cemetery in Benton at 10 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Saline County Humane Society.