Mother Berniece Rudd, age 81, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois passed from this life to be with the Lord in Glory at 8:00 p.m. Sunday, September 27, 2015, in the home of her son Elder Allen Rudd, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Funeral services for Mother Berniece Rudd will be held 11 a.m Saturday, October 10, 2015 at Lively Stone Apostolic Church (1700 Oakland Avenue, Mt. Vernon, Illinois) with Bishop Paul H. Evans officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Woodlawn. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until service time on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at the church. For more information you may call Newell Funeral Home in Mt.Vernon at 246-0100 or visit at www.newellfuneralhome.com.