Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthFeb 19, 1922, Caswell County, North Carolina [20489], [20935]
DeathOct 11, 2005, Alamance County, North Carolina [20489]
BurialBush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church, North Carolina Hwy 62, 101 Cherry Grove Rd, Jericho, Caswell County, North Carolina [20489]
FlagsUS Army, US Military, World War II
FatherWalter Jones RUDD (1892-1967)
MotherEdna Lee SMITH (1894-1971)
Spouses
BirthFeb 13, 1927, Caswell County, North Carolina [10788], [281], [20936]
DeathJun 28, 2007, Alamance County, North Carolina [10788]
BurialBush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church, North Carolina Hwy 62, 101 Cherry Grove Rd, Jericho, Caswell County, North Carolina [10788]
FatherLonnie Burch ALDRIDGE Sr. (1900-1969)
MotherLinnie May RUDD (1906-1989)
MarriageSep 8, 1945 [20489]
ChildrenGloria Jean (1946-2023)
 Wilma Alane (1951-2018)
Obituary Online notes for Raleigh Walter RUDD
10/12/2005

Raleigh Walter Rudd 
    BURLINGTON — Raleigh Walter Rudd , 83, of 1944 Mc-Kinney St., died, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005, at the Alamance Health Care of Burlington after three months of failing health.
    A native of Caswell County, he was the husband of Mrs. Elsie Wilma Aldridge Rudd  of Burlington, with whom he celebrated 60 years of marriage on Sept. 8, 2005. He was a former hosiery employee and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
    Survivors other than his wife include daughters, Mrs. John Wesley (Gloria) Page Sr. of Burlington and Mrs. Alane Pope and husband, Steward, of Bristol, Tenn.; sister, Mrs. Nettie Mae Rudd  Newman of Mebane; brother, Raymond Rudd  of Burlington; grandchildren, Jeffrey Lynn Murr of Snow Camp, Paula Page Morton, John Darren Page and John Wesley Page Jr., all of Burlington, and Wesley Alan Page of Gibsonville; and seven greatgrandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter  Jones Rudd  and Edna Smith Rudd ; sisters, Mary Rudd  Bryant and Elizabeth Rudd  Riley; and a brother, Clyde Rudd .
    The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, 2005, at Bush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church by Elder Wallis Smith. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
    The family will receive friends at the McClure Funeral Home in Burlington from 6 to 8 this evening, and at other times at the home of Gloria Page, 319 Tryon St., Burlington.
    Condolences may be sent to the family at www.mcclurefuneralservice.com [20489]
Obituary Online notes for Elsie Wilma (Spouse 1)
6/29/2007

Mrs. Elsie  Wilma Aldridge Rudd 


    BURLINGTON — Mrs. Elsie  Wilma Aldridge Rudd , 80, formerly of 1944 McKinney St., died Thursday, June 28, 2007, at Alamance Health Care of Burlington, after five years of failing health and one month critical illness.
    A native of Caswell County, she was the wife of the late Raleigh Walter Rudd , and the daughter of the late Lonnie B. Aldridge and Linnie Rudd  Aldridge. She was a retired hosiery mill employee and a member of Bush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church.
    Survivors include daughters, Gloria Jean Page of Burlington and Wilma Alane Pope of Bristol, Tenn.; a sister, Arteil Cobb and husband, Edward, of Burlington; a brother, L.B. Aldridge and wife, Louise, of Yanceyville; grandchildren, Jeffrey Lynn Murr, Paula Page Morton, Wesley Alan Page, John Darren Page and John Wesley Page Jr.; and six greatgrandchildren.
    The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 30, 2007, at Bush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church in Caswell County by Elder Donald Smith. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
    The family will receive friends at the McClure Funeral Home in Graham from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday, and at other times at the home of Gloria Page, 319 Tryon St., Burlington, N.C.
    Memorials may be made to Bush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church, c/o D.O. Chandler, 900 Oakview Loop Road, Yanceyville, N.C. 27379.
    Condolences may be sent to www.mcclurefuneralservice.net [10788]
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