Mary LueRankin

Mary Lue Rudd Hill Rankin, 88, of Broken Arrow, OK formerly of Campbell, Texas, went to be with the Lord on July 24, 2011. A celebration of her life will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home Chapel.  Interment will follow at Brigham Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Wednesday at the funeral home. 

Born Sept. 27, 1922, in Lone Oak, Mary Lue was the daughter of Rev. W. A. and Thelma Smart Rudd. After graduating from Greenville High School, she met J.M Hill of Campbell, and they married Nov. 16, 1946. They had one son, Kenneth Rudd Hill, who was born June 26, 1949. J. M. Hill died June 19, 1980, and Mary Lue remarried Bill Rankin in 1984. He preceded her in death on Nov. 30, 1998.

She enjoyed traveling and made trips to Colombia, South America when her son was a teacher in that country. She also enjoyed a trip to Alaska and the Artic Circle. She enjoyed her church and was an active member of First Baptist Church of Campbell for many years.

In 1995 her beloved son, Kenny, passed away. In addition to her husbands and son, she was preceded in death by her parents; her brother and sister-in-law, Cletus and Pauline Bench Rudd, her brother and sister-in-law, Cleburn and Betty Reed Rudd.