Donny Joe Rudd, age 62, of Lone Oak, Texas, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2021 in Greenville, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 1:00p.m. on Friday, January 15, 2021 at Brigham Cemetery in Campbell, Texas with Rev. Roger Dawson officiating. Pallbearers for the service will be Luke Henshorer and Christopher Rudd.
Donny Joe Rudd was born on March 15, 1958 in Greenville, Texas to Cletus Rudd and Pauline Bench Rudd. Donny was trained as an apprentice for Tom Durbin Air Condition and Mechanical in Dallas for many years. He also worked in the management program for Myers Department Store in Dallas. Donny later worked for Fiberite Metal Fabrication Company in Greenville. Donny was a very talented guitar player, singer and song writer. He also enjoyed being with his family and his dogs. He was preceded in death by his father, Cletus in February 1994, mother, Pauline in April 1981, maternal grandparents, Calvin O. Bench in 1975 and Pearl Byers Bench in 1991, paternal grandparents, Rev. Willie Archie Rudd in 1959 and Thelma Smart Rudd in 1975. He was also preceded by his son, Jeffrey Don Rudd in 2007, brother-in-law, Dale White in 2012 and K9 kid, BeBe in 2019.
He is loved and will be missed by his sister, Shirley and husband Phil Weatherford of Lone Oak, brother, Glen and wife Linda Rudd of Lafayette, La., sister, Janis White of Grand Prairie; nieces, Dana Weatherford, Wendy and husband Hershell Jones, Angela and husband Tommy Dauphin, Lori and husband Luke Henshoher, and nephews, Christopher and wife Christin Rudd, Mike and wife Nichole White; great-nephews and nieces, Kaitlyn Jones, Roderick Mayfield, Stormie Mayfield, Krystian Alexander, Tami Rudd, Cruz Rudd, Maverick Rudd, Adeline Dauphin, Anderson Dauphin, Lucus White and Rhyker Henshoher; great-great nephews, Norman Prewitt and Elijah Alexander, and his K9 kid, Ziggy
