William Rudolph Amos

2021. Rudy was born on June 19, 1925, in Columbia, South Carolina to Esker Ellis and

Alliene Hughes Amos. He grew up in High Point, North Carolina. After graduating from

Central High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in October 1943 and served

until honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant in January 1947. He attended High Point

College on the G.I. Bill, graduating with a B.S. degree in Business. At High Point, he met

Martha Stephen Weinig, a student from Yonkers, New York. They were married at St.

Mary’s Episcopal Church in High Point on August 25, 1948. They lived briefly in New

York City while Rudy attended Columbia University Graduate School of Business. They

returned to North Carolina, where their three children were born. In 1962, the family

moved to Kansas City, Missouri and, in 1965, to Houston.

Rudy was preceded in death by his wife, Martha; his parents, Esker and Alliene; his

siblings, Esker Ellis Amos, Jr., Pearl Olivia Wadsley, and Elizabeth Alliene Templeton.

He is survived by his children, Jessie Alliene Amos of Houston; Sarah Amos Hartung

(Robert) of Alexandria, Virginia and Holden Beach, North Carolina; and William

Rudolph Amos, Jr. (Andrea Madsen) and grandchildren, Blake William and Logan James

Amos of Jefferson, Georgia.

Interment of ashes will be at a later date. Memorials, if desired, may be made to Grace

Episcopal Church, 4040 W. Bellfort Ave., Houston, Texas 77025.