Eddie Bell Rucker, age 95, was born in Rowan County on May 27, 1922, daughter of the late Jim and Eddie Montgomery Gray. She was educated in Rowan County schools, and spent the majority of her life in New York. She and her late husband, Leo Rucker, returned to North Carolina and made their home in Woodleaf. She was a member of Freedom Mission United Church of God, and last attended Erwin temple CME Church. All thirteen of her siblings preceded her in death. They include seven brothers, Cleveland Gray, Woodrow Gray, Bishop W.O.K. Gray, Wade Montgomery, J.C. Montgomery, Henry Montgomery, and David Montgomery;six sisters, Betty Gray, Willie Mae Lytle, Leazer Smyre, Mary Lovell, Susie Steele, and Doretha Vaughters. On November 12, 2017, she died at Magnolia Gardens in East Spencer, NC, where she had resided the last six years. She is survived by a devoted brother-in-law, Herman Rucker; three additional brothers-in-law, James, Carlton, and Billy Rucker; two sisters-in-law, Clara Tomlin and Christine Summers; a devoted nephew, Raymond Gray; several other nephews, nieces, cousins, and friends. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Eddie Bell Rucker please visit our Sympathy Store. Cemetery Details Rowan Memorial Park NC, Visitation NOV 16. 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (EST) Graham Funeral Home 635 Wilkesboro St.Mocksville, NC, 27028