Elven Wood Rudd

6/28/1929 - 7/24/2024

Elven Wood Rudd, 95, of Opelika, Alabama, and beloved mother of nine children, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home on July 24, 2024, leaving a tremendous void in the lives of her family. She was born in Bald Rock, AL, on June 28, 1929.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Ocie Lee Wood and Minnie Ophelia Howard Wood, her husband, Clarence Houston Rudd, Sr., brothers Robert Crawford Wood and William Jessie Wood, sisters, Minnie Lee Humphrey and Frances Wood Keefer, and grandson, Jeremy Steven Rudd.

She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Ann (Danny) Brewer; son, Clarence Houston (Kay) Rudd, Jr.; son, Ira Lee (Tammy) Rudd; son, Ronald R Rudd; son, Donald D (Susan) Rudd; all of Opelika; daughter, Margaret Marie (Greg) Lancaster, of Dadeville, AL; son, Phillip Roger (Joyce) Rudd, of Arvada, CO, daughter, Julie Diane Kilgo of Salem, AL and daughter, Mary Frances Heptinstall, of Auburn, AL, 26 grandchildren, 67 great-grandchildren, and 24 great-great-grandchildren, brothers, Julian Lee (Frances) Wood, of Huguley, AL, and Clifford Earl (Betty) Wood, of Morton, MS, sister, Mary Joyce (Jerry) Stevison, Anchorage, AK, sisters-in-law, Joyce Allen Rudd, Jerri Ratzlaff Wood, and Gladys Brewer Wood, brother-in-law, Robert L. Rudd, as well as a number of nieces and nephews who will never forget the love she brought to their lives.

Her family was her pride and joy. She was a Ridge Road Baptist Church member and a devout Christian whose unwavering faith influenced many lives. Before becoming disabled, she enjoyed working in her flower beds growing some of the most beautiful flowers ever seen.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 28, 2024 from 5:00 - 7:00pm in the Parlor at Frederick-Dean Funeral Home.

Funeral service will be held Monday, July 29, 2024 at 11:00am at Ridge Road Baptist Church with Pastor Stephen McClain officiating. Interment will follow at Garden Hills Cemetery.

Frederick-Dean Funeral Home is assisting with all arrangements.