Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameNellie Mae SMITH 156,3, Nellie Smith Rudd,3, Inez “Boots” Smith Conklin,470, Nellie Mae Smith Rudd,3, Johnnie Hubert Smith,404, North Carolina, County Marriages (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9Y-TLSY : 16 January 2021), Aubrey Hobert Simmons in entry for Kenneth Leroy Rudd and Barbara Patricia Simmons, 10 Nov 1963; citing Caswell, North Carolina,3, Freddie Houston Smith,261, Kenneth Leroy Rudd
BirthOct 1, 1919, Caswell County, North Carolina156,3, Nellie Smith Rudd,470, Nellie Mae Smith Rudd
DeathJun 16, 2012, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Nellie Smith Rudd,470, Nellie Mae Smith Rudd
BurialBush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church, North Carolina Hwy 62, 101 Cherry Grove Rd, Jericho, Caswell County, North Carolina3, Nellie Smith Rudd,470, Nellie Mae Smith Rudd
FatherLester Hassel Jones SMITH (1887-1970)
MotherMattie Belle McKINNEY (1899-1976)
Spouses
1Christopher Columbus RUDD 156,3, Nellie Smith Rudd,470, Christopher Columbus Rudd,404, North Carolina, County Marriages (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9Y-TLSY : 16 January 2021), Aubrey Hobert Simmons in entry for Kenneth Leroy Rudd and Barbara Patricia Simmons, 10 Nov 1963; citing Caswell, North Carolina,261, Kenneth Leroy Rudd
BirthApr 1, 1914, Caswell County, North Carolina156,470, Christopher Columbus Rudd
DeathApr 29, 1985, Wake County, North Carolina156,470, Christopher Columbus Rudd
BurialBush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church, North Carolina Hwy 62, 101 Cherry Grove Rd, Jericho, Caswell County, North Carolina470, Christopher Columbus Rudd
FatherJames William RUDD (1878-1940)
MotherJennie Bett KING (1880-1940)
MarriageDec 3, 1938, Caswell County, North Carolina156
ChildrenChristopher Levi (1939-2015)
 James Sylvester (1941-1990)
 Kenneth Leroy (1944-2025)
Obituary Online notes for Nellie Mae SMITH
6/18/2012

Nellie Smith Rudd


    YANCEYVILLE — Nellie Smith Rudd, 92, formerly of 644 W. Main St., went to be with the Lord on June 16, 2012, at Alamance-Caswell Hospice Home in Burlington following a period of declining health.
    She was born in Caswell County on Oct. 1, 1919, to Lester Hassell and Mattie Bell McKinney Smith. She was educated in the Caswell County Schools, was a homemaker and attended Bush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church.
    Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 2 p.m. Harrelson Funeral Service Chapel, conducted by Elder David Underwood. Interment will be in Bush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church cemetery.
    Survivors are daughter, Vickey Rudd Oakley and husband, Marion Oakley Sr. of Prospect Hill; sons, Kenneth Rudd and wife, Patricia, Danny Rudd and wife, Terry, and Levi Rudd, all of Burlington; sisters, Elva S. Apple, Inez Smith, Erma S. Matherly and husband, Leonard, all of Burlington, Fred Smith and wife, Judy, of Elon; brother, Johnny Smith and wife, Mildred, of King; 12 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren.
    In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, C.C. Rudd; a son, James S. Rudd; sister, Brona S. Herndon; and brothers, Earl Smith, Eugene Smith and Roy Smith.
    The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Alamance-Caswell Hospice Home, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215.
    Harrelson Funeral Service is assisting the family with arrangements and condolences may be sent to
www.harrelsonfs.com 3, Nellie Smith Rudd
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