Birth date: Aug 4, 1933 Death date: Dec 21, 2023
Mr. John E. (Johnny) Rudder, age 90, of Stevenson, Alabama, passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2023, following a brief illness. John E. was a Stevenson High School graduate, with the class of 1951, he then attended Auburn Unive Read Obituary
So sorry to hear about the loss of Mr. Rudder. My deepest condolences to your family. Sincerely, Sherry Crafton
IM SO SORRY TO HEAR THE PASSING OF MR.RUDDER BRFORE THE LORD CALLED MY DADDY HOME IN 2007HE TALKED ABOUT WHAT A GOOD AMD HONEST MAN MR.RUDDER WAS AND OFTEN REMINDED ME THAT WHEN HIS TOME CAME FOR MR.RUDDER TO HAVE HIS BODY AND HIS REQUEST WERE HONORED I THANK GOD FOR FRIENDSHIPS SUCH AS MR.RUDDER AND MY FATHER LEE COTHRON IM PRAYING THAT GOD WILL FOREVER KEEP HIS FAMILY MAY HE REST IN PEACE
So sorry to hear of Johnny’s passing. My Mom was his 1st cousin (Marymac Johnson). They always enjoyed looking at the old family pictures together when we were in Stevenson. My Mom shared many fond memories of Johnny when they were young. On behalf of My Mom, my sisters and myself we offer our sincere condolences to the families.
Marymac Johnson, Christine Vannienwenhove, Laurie Gardner and Tammy Howell.
R I P Johnny very very saddened too read about Johnny passing was always the same and never failed to speak
I am saddened to hear about the passing of my friend John Rudder. I have been with him many times during the passing of friends. He was dedicated to his work and care for people. My thoughts and prayers are with the family and many friends he leaves behind. James Helton, Gateway Baptist Church, Rossville Ga
"No, no, no whatever it is no." That was the words coming from the other side of the newspaper that John E. was always reading when John Cook and I were coming in the door to his office at the funeral home. We had an ongoing request to borrow the van so he and I and our band of misfits could travel together. The destination was not important it was always the journey and our search for divine enlightenment or supper at the Brass Register in Chattanooga or one of the many concerts we went to in Huntsville. It was also NO when we went to ask for the van to go to Daytona Beach after graduation. The conversation would then go to "what are you boy's wanting to do?" He always let us use the van and would remind us that his name and phone number was on both sides of the van. He would always finish with "do boys need any beer money."
The van was also the mode of transportation for trips to Auburn to see John E's beloved Tigers. For years he would take a group of us to a Saturday game along with a friend or two closer to his age. On one of these trips home John E. ran a red light to keep from being rear-ended. The police office who stopped us asked John E. if he was in the habit of running red lights? From the back of the van I asked "why are you in the habit of stopping people who do?" We didn't get a ticket but a mile down the road the van stopped and John E. said, "Billy Rah-Rah if he had given me a ticket your daddy would be paying it."
John E. Rudder was a generous and loving man. He also had a great sense of humor. I RESPECTED and LEARNED from him. John Cook, Mary Etta and family are hurting today but WE who knew him know that he has been reunited with his sister, his mother and father countless friends and Doris. He was my friend and I will never forget the kindness that he showed me and my family.
Bill Butler
