Dudley's career ended while he was president at the college. In early April, Dudley left the college due to sudden severe headaches to go home and rest. For several days Dudley was able to attend to his duties from his home, until he unexpectedly died on April 4, 1925, at the age of 65. Dudley was buried in the Pine Forest cemetery on the northern end of 16th street in Wilmington, his home town. In 1929 A High School on the Eastside of Greensboro North Carolina was named after him in his honor serving The Dudley Heights, Clinton Hills, and Lincoln Heights communities on the Eastside of Greensboro N.C., becoming the first black High School in the City.
