Ida Ruth "Bunchie" Johnson Dudley

September 17, 1949 - February 21, 2013

Ida Ruth Johnson Dudley "Bunchie" daughter of both the late Ora Lee Darden Johnson and Nathaniel Johnson was born September 17, 1949 in Edgecombe County, NC. She departed this walk of life on February 21,2013 at Nash Health Care Systems in Rocky Mount, NC. She received her early education in Edgecombe County Public School and Nash County Public School. She received her GED while in Job Corp in West Virginia. During the late 1960's she met and married Elmer Dudley who preceded her in death. In 1970 Bunchie decided to give up the county life and explore the city life and moved to Newark, NJ. Bunchie became employed at Engelhard Inc. in Union, NJ where she worked until retirement. Upon retirement she gave up the city life and moved back to her roots of the country life to Nashville, NC. Bunchie lived her life to the fullest and was always the life of any family event with her jokes and laughter. Bunchie was preceded in death by both of her parents: Nathaniel Johnson and Ora Lee Darden Johnson; three brothers, Arthur Johnson, Nathaniel Johnson, Nathaniel Johnson, Jr. and Jesse Lee Johnson. She leaves to cherish her memories: one son, Robert Wilson, Jr. of the home; eight sisters, Maggie Johnson of Whitakers, NC, Mary Ruth Horne of Rocky Mount, NC, Betty Jean Johnson of Tarboro, NC, Ora Edmonds (Sammy) of Rocky Mount, NC, Margie Gupton (Ernest) of Centerville, NC, Carrie Mills of Nashville, NC, Clara Lynch (Ray) of Rocky Mount, NC, and Gloria Johnson of Nashville, NC; three brothers, Edward Thomas (Ann) of Eustis, FL, James Johnson (Ella) of Rocky Mount, NC, and Troy Johnson of Nashville, NC; two aunts, Maggie Johnson Kinney of Tarboro, NC and Clementine Darden of Williamsburg, VA; five grandchildren, and a dear special friend, Portia Jean Sanders-Smith, a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.