Martha Cheek Rudd

Rudd, Martha Cheek, 91, of Fort Myers Florida and Lexington, KY, passed away on September 15, 2018. She was born in Manhattan, Kansas and grew up in Lexington, KY.  She was the daughter of the late Frank J. and Martha B. Cheek Jr.  She was educated at Stuart Hall, Staunton, Virginia and Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts.  Martha spent her career at the University of Kentucky, working in the college of Agriculture Economics and later in the college of Social Work.  She was predeceased by her parents, Frank J. and Martha B. Cheek Jr., her beloved husband, Robert W. Rudd and her stepdaughter Susan E. Rudd. Martha is survived by her stepdaughter Sally (John) Rudd Lambert, Sugar Land, TX; Robert W. Rudd Jr., Grand Rapids, MI; three grandchildren, Jeffrey (Beth) C. Rudd, Jason R. Rudd, Jessica R. Lambert and three great-grandchildren.  The family extends heartfelt thanks and appreciation to dear friends Jim and Cathy Houba.  Martha will be honored by loved ones during a celebration ceremony and her ashes will be interred with her husband and her parents.

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