Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameRucker Wesley CROWDER 
3, Layton Herman Barber,470, Rucker Wesley Crowder
3, Layton Herman Barber,470, Rucker Wesley CrowderBirthOct 14, 1916, Lee County, North Carolina470, Rucker Wesley Crowder
DeathNov 20, 2009, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina470, Rucker Wesley Crowder
BurialRehobeth Methodist Church, 4475 Rehobeth Church Road, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina470, Rucker Wesley Crowder
FatherRobert Wesley CROWDER
MotherEva DIXON
Spouses
BirthAug 10, 1924, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina470, Virginia “Jenny” Barber Crowder
DeathJun 4, 2018, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina470, Virginia “Jenny” Barber Crowder
BurialRehobeth Methodist Church, 4475 Rehobeth Church Road, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina470, Virginia “Jenny” Barber Crowder
FatherWilliam Silas BARBER (1896-1978)
MotherLula Ethel WAGONER (1905-1997)
Obituary Online notes for Rucker Wesley CROWDER
GREENSBORO, NC — Mr. Rucker Wesley Crowder, 93, of Greensboro, went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 20, 2009, with his family by his side.
Funeral services were held at 2 pm on Monday, November 23, at Rehobeth United Methodist Church by Rev. Ben Shepherd and Dr. Charles Adams officiating. Burial with military honors followed in the church cemetery.
Rucker was born on October 14, 1916, in Lee County, the son of Robert Wesley and Eva Dixon Crowder.
He had been an active member at Rehobeth United Methodist Church since 1947. Rucker was a past member of Rehobeth's Methodist Men and was an avid fan of their softball team for 40 years.
As a builder and contractor in the Greensboro and Durham area, he supervised the construction of the A & T Music Building and three local fire stations along with many residential homes.
During World War II, Rucker served in the US Army Air Corps, 9th Air Depot Replacement squadron from 1941-1945. He ranked sergeant crew chief mechanic on B-17s in England and France, repairing damaged bombers.
Rucker was preceded in death by his parents, a sister Juanita C. Castleberry and a brother, John Benard "J B" Crowder.
Surviving are the love of his life, Virginia Barber Crowder; his daughters, Janet Funderburk (John) of Greensboro, and Kathie Justice (Colonel Richard "Dick" Justice US Air Force, Retired) of Baltimore, Maryland; granddaughters, Jenni Lynn Hudson (Brad), and Jaime Funderburk, and special friend of the family, Ryan Basinger both of Greensboro, and Shannon Justice of Florida; two great-grandsons, Landon Hudson and Michael David Shroeder; two sisters, Marguerite Stogner and Bobbi White; a brother William Crowder (Edith); and a sister-in-law, Jenny York Crowder; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and special friends.
Arrangements and visition were by:
Lambeth-Troxler Funeral Service
300 West Wendover Avenue
Greensboro, NC
Memorials may be made to:
Rehobeth United Methodist Church
4475 Rehobeth Church Road
Greensboro, NC 27406
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~ SOURCE: News & Record (November 22, 2009 470, Rucker Wesley Crowder
Funeral services were held at 2 pm on Monday, November 23, at Rehobeth United Methodist Church by Rev. Ben Shepherd and Dr. Charles Adams officiating. Burial with military honors followed in the church cemetery.
Rucker was born on October 14, 1916, in Lee County, the son of Robert Wesley and Eva Dixon Crowder.
He had been an active member at Rehobeth United Methodist Church since 1947. Rucker was a past member of Rehobeth's Methodist Men and was an avid fan of their softball team for 40 years.
As a builder and contractor in the Greensboro and Durham area, he supervised the construction of the A & T Music Building and three local fire stations along with many residential homes.
During World War II, Rucker served in the US Army Air Corps, 9th Air Depot Replacement squadron from 1941-1945. He ranked sergeant crew chief mechanic on B-17s in England and France, repairing damaged bombers.
Rucker was preceded in death by his parents, a sister Juanita C. Castleberry and a brother, John Benard "J B" Crowder.
Surviving are the love of his life, Virginia Barber Crowder; his daughters, Janet Funderburk (John) of Greensboro, and Kathie Justice (Colonel Richard "Dick" Justice US Air Force, Retired) of Baltimore, Maryland; granddaughters, Jenni Lynn Hudson (Brad), and Jaime Funderburk, and special friend of the family, Ryan Basinger both of Greensboro, and Shannon Justice of Florida; two great-grandsons, Landon Hudson and Michael David Shroeder; two sisters, Marguerite Stogner and Bobbi White; a brother William Crowder (Edith); and a sister-in-law, Jenny York Crowder; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and special friends.
Arrangements and visition were by:
Lambeth-Troxler Funeral Service
300 West Wendover Avenue
Greensboro, NC
Memorials may be made to:
Rehobeth United Methodist Church
4475 Rehobeth Church Road
Greensboro, NC 27406
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~ SOURCE: News & Record (November 22, 2009 470, Rucker Wesley Crowder