Rockwall Co., TX - Obituary: James Robert Dudney ********************************************************** This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bunny Freeman Copyright © 2004 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ********************************************************** Obituary of NAME: James Robert Dudney AGE: 90 ADDRESS: Rockwall, TX DIED: September 12, 2004 PLACE: Lake Pointe Medical Cente BIRTH: September 14, 1913 BIRTH PLACE: Rockwall, TX PARENTS: Silas Sydney & Myra McKnight Dudney SPOUSE: Iva Nell Nelson MARRIAGE: August 6, 1949 MEMBER: Rockwall Church of Christ OCCUPATION: Investor, was a prominent retired cotton farmer and land owner. In previous years he owned and operated a gas station in Rockwall and worked for Ford Motor Company in Dallas for many years. He was a member of several Bank Boards in Rockwall and Royse City EDUCATION: graduated from Rockwall High School in 1931 SURVIVORS: two nephews: Robert Dudney & wife Gretchen and Morris S. Dudney, Jr.; and niece: Marcia Dudney Miller; and numerous other family members PRECEDING IN DEATH: wife: Iva Nell Dudney, (2002) his parents and by one brother: Morris S. Dudney, Sr SERVICES: 2:00 pm, Wednesday, September 15, 2004 BURIAL: Rockwall Memorial Cemetery OFFICIATING: Elmer Morgan, Minister of Rockwall Church of Christ PALL BEARERS: Ralph M. Hall, Wayne Rogers, Ted Cain, James H. Gardenhire, Martin E. Edwards, Jerry Giles, N. Frank Smith, Thomas Nalls, Ellison K. Slaughter, Raymond B. Cameron, John Pullen, Bob McDonald and James R. Reese FUNERAL HOME: Rest Haven Funeral Home-Rockwall Chapel COMMENTS: James and Iva Nell were devoted to their interests at Boles Children's Home in Quinlan, TX. They believed in the mission and focus for the children who called Boles their home. Recently, Boles Children's Home named its newest building after James and Iva Nell. Known as the Woodward-Dudney Center, it will house infants and small children in the Mother-Child Together Program SOURCE: Rockwall County News