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PRALL -- Rhoda Rudd Prall, 74, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, died of pneumonia and heart failure at Lovelace Women's Hospital on Sunday, May 30th, 2010. Rhoda was born August 26, 1935, in Larned, Kansas to Gerald and Olive Montgomery Rudd of Belpre Kansas. She spent her youth in Belpre with her Coppoc and Donavan cousins; graduated from Belpre High School in 1953; and earned her B.A. degree from Ottawa University in 1957. On June 8, 1956, at the Belpre Baptist Church, Rhoda and college classmate Richard D. Prall of Newton, Iowa were married. In 1958 Rhoda and Richard moved to Albuquerque to attend graduate school at the University of New Mexico. Before her retirement in 1990, Rhoda taught English at West Mesa High School for 24 years. Her life was centered around family, the extensive study of her family's ancestry, reading, gardening, camping, backpacking and travel. Rhoda served a term as Regent of the Lew Wallace Chapter of the D.A.R. She was preceded in death by her parents; infant son David Zane Prall; and sister Rothalea Rudd Miller. Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Richard D. Prall; son Kirk D. (Tanya) Prall of Boise, Idaho; daughter Kim (Jim) McCoy of Tijeras, New Mexico; grandsons Jondelle (Andrea) Romero of Westmont, N.J.; Sean (Rickie) Prall of Bloomington, Indiana; Zane Prall of Boise; great-grandson Maximo Romero; great-granddaughter Ria Romero; sister Gerry (Frank) Victor of Leawood, Kansas; brother Pat Rudd of Phoenix, Arizona; brothers -in-law Keith (Linette) Miller of Parker, Colorado and Daniel E. Prall of Santa Fe, New Mexico Graveside services will be held in Belpre Kansas on June 12, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. by Beckwith Mortuary of Larned, Kansas. In lieu of flowers and because of her great interest in education, please send donations in Rhoda's name to the Prall Memorial Scholarship Fund, Ottawa University, 1001 S. Cedar, Ottowa, Kansas, 66067 Please visit our online guestbook for Rhoda at RememberTheirStory.com French 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE (505) 275-3500
        Published on: Sun June 06, 2010