WIDDOWSON WAS A MISSIONERY WHO DEDICATED HER LIFE TO CARING FOR ORPHANS. SHE CAME TO NEOUL IN 1929 WITH HER HUSBAND, CHRIS WIDDOWSON AND AFTER HAVING SETTLED IN AN ORPAHNAGE AT AN OUTSKIRT OF SEOUL LIVED WITH ORPHANS FOR 7 YEARS. AFTER HAVING LEFT KOREA FOR A WHILE, SHE RETURNED IN 1963 DURING THE KOREAN WAR, FOUNDED THE KOREAN SALVATION ARMY HEADQUARTERS AND CONTINUED TO CARE FOR ORPHANS.
MR. WIDDOWSON PASSED AWAY DUE TO STOMACH CANCER IN MAY 19556