Rudolph Best Sr. Obituary
We are sad to announce that on June 6, 2020 we had to say goodbye to Rudolph Best Sr. (Wilson, North Carolina). Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Rudolph Best Sr. to show support.
He was predeceased by: his son Rudolph Best, Jr.; his parents, A. D. Best and Helen Summerville Best; and his former wife Rose Ruffin Best. He is survived by: his wife Dorethene Best; his daughter Vanessa Tyson (Keith) of Forestville, MD; his grandchildren, Frank Williams, Jr. (Tina) of Jonesboro, GA and Tara Williams Brown (Bruce) of Raleigh, NC; his siblings, Thelma Richardson (Lester Lee) of Wilson, NC, Janice Bridgers (Earl) of Durham, NC, Catherine Hudgins (Eddie) of Tarboro, NC, Bishop Bobby R. Best (Jackie) of Los Angeles, CA, Clifton "Boot" Best of Wilson, NC and Harvester Best (Patricia) of Wilson, NC; his siblings-in-law, Earl Rose Ruffin (Barbara) of Fremont, NC, Kenneth Braswell (Evelyn) of Wilson, NC, Levi Braswell (Shirley) of Macon, GA, James Braswell (Flora) of Wilson, NC, Ronald Braswell (Lavern) of Kenly, NC, Marion Jerome Braswell of Wilson, NC, Louis Braswell, III (Devorah) of Cheverly, MD, Nadine Ruffin of Union, NJ, Julia Mae McCall of Raleigh, NC, Vivian Gibson (Robert) of Fayetteville, GA, Brenda and Freda Hall (Ken) of Raleigh, NC; his uncle Elijah Best of Baltimore, MD; his aunts, Mildred Rowe of Washington, DC and Anna Mae Summerville of Snow Hill, NC; and his grandchildren, Charles DeMarco Best, Daniel Keith Tyson, Rasaan Jeremiah Best, Mason Williams, Bryce Brown, Thomas Williams, Tyson Brown and Shian Williams of Jonesboro, GA. He is also survived by nieces, nephews, cousins and faithfully devoted friends.
