Nellie Evelyn Dudley, 91, of Vandalia, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia.
At her request no visitation or services are planned.
She was born August 11, 1929 in Vandalia, the daughter of Leslie and Susie Pew Hays.
Survivors include: one son, Johnny Dudley of Vandalia; four daughters, Judy (Darryl) Kraft of Vandalia, Janet Miller of Arlington, Texas, Helen (Bill) Elson of Mexico and Brenda Dudley of Columbia; one sister, Shirley Jennings, of Vandalia; and 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren, and several nieces
and nephews.
She was preceded in death by: one son, Jerry Dudley; two daughters, Dorothy Dudley and Carol (Gary) Moore; a teen-aged sister, Dorothy Hays; an infant brother, Francis Hays; and two other sisters, Wanda Smith Brockschmidt and Doris Mink; four brothers, Venton, Bill, Jerry and Kenneth Dean Hays; and one grandson, Clint Dudley.
Mrs. Dudley was a life-time area resident. She was employed through the years at Bobbie Brooks, Cal-Jac Indus-tries, Tri-County Care Center and she also worked in several area restaurants. She enjoyed country music, watching RFD TV and the game show net-work, quilting, babysitting her grandchildren and using her car to “putt putt” around town.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association in care of Bienhoff Funeral Home, PO Box 427, Perry, MO 63462.
Online condolences may be made at www.bienhoff funeralhome.com.
