She was born at Sibley Hospital in Washington, D.C., July 17, 1941, and grew up in Montgomery County, Md.

She attended Southern Seminary Junior College in Buena Vista for two years as a member of the class of 1962 and married the Rev. LeRoy Unsworth Rudasill Jr. in August of that year in the Alumni Chapel at the University of Maryland.

As a pastor’s wife, she served with him in several churches, one of which was in Chestertown, Md. There she was very active as a mental health volunteer and her two sons, LeRoy Unsworth III (Tracy), Dec. 25, 1966, and Christopher Sterling, Dec. 2, 1969, were both born there.

She was surprised to return to Buena Vista in 1972 when her husband accepted a faculty position in art at Southern Seminary. There they lived in faculty housing and ate their meals at the college with other faculty families.

In 1984 they moved from Buena Vista to Blue Ridge View where they had built their new home. They were members of three churches, Buena Vista Baptist, where she taught Sunday school; Manley Memorial Baptist, where she sang in the choir; and Lexington Presbyterian, where she was an elder.

Nancy was very active in the life of her community. She was an active member of the Lexington Chapter of the League of Women Voters, organized the Buena Vista Homemakers Club and directed the Rockbridge County Seniors Program for the Aging.

She was a super lacrosse, soccer and baseball mom, transporting boys, cheering and generally spending happy times with them. She was a docent at the Stonewall Jackson House for several years and was an enthusiastic supporter of music, theater, and lectures at the three colleges in the area.

One of her most exciting experiences was her trip to Italy with students from Southern Virginia College led by Professor Crawford.

Nancy struggled for over 20 years with Parkinson’s disease, and it finally caused her to need the climate and health care available to her in Florida. Despite her gray days, she continued to be generous, caring and appreciative. She will be terribly missed by those who loved her.

Interment will take place at trinity Church Cemetery in St. Mary’s City, Maryland on July 20. NG