Margaret Rudd

Margaret â??Peggyâ? Rudd, 74, of Colonial Heights, passed away Wednesday, January 05, 2011. Born in Jamaica, NY, she was the daughter of the late Aloisius and Evelyn Van Nostrand Fenn. The wife of a career Marine, she lived both east and west, and raised two children with and without her husband, during times of deployment. Peggy was a member and past Worthy Matron of Alpha Chapter No. 1, Order of the Eastern Star, a member and past Royal Matron of Colonial Heights Court No. 10, Order of the Amaranth, a member and past Grand Royal Matron of the Grand Court of Virginia, Order of the Amaranth. She was a past Supreme Royal Matron of the Supreme Council Order of the Amaranth, Inc., and the only person from Virginia to ever hold that office. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Claude T. Rudd; son, Mark T. Rudd of Raleigh, NC; daughter, Claudia Rudd of Winterville, NC; grandchildren, Jamie, Seth, and Maggie Rudd, Kevin and Emily Justesen; sisters, Cathy Featherman of Kansas and Carol Crane of Pennsylvania; half-brothers, Michael Fenn and Jeffrey Fenn both of New York. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, January 9th at the Petersburg Chapel of J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home & Cremation Service. A funeral and Amaranth service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Monday in the funeral home chapel. Following the service, family and friends are invited to the Petersburg Masonic Temple, 115 South Sycamore Street, for fellowship and refreshments. Interment will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 11th at Quantico National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Amaranth Diabetes Foundation. Checks should be made payable to Grand Court of Virginia, 6919 Vernon Hall, Williamsburg, VA 23188. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com .