Thomas Floyd "Butch" Rudder

Thomas Floyd "Butch" Rudder Sr., 76, of Anadarko, OK was born September 5, 1943 to Horace Thomas and Dorothy Pearl (Hooper) Rudder, Dallas, TX and passed away January 16, 2020 in Anadarko, OK after an extended illness. Butch joined the Navy at the age of 17 and was stationed in El Centro, CA. He was manager at several Montgomery Wards; Baptist Preacher; Owner of Rudder Appliance Store, Carnegie, OK; policeman in Carnegie, Mt. View and retired from the Altus PD as a detective in 1982. Butch attended Cameron University and Oklahoma Missionary Baptist College received his degree in theology and earned a BA Degree. He was married to Dana Jean Scrudder on April 23, 1993 in Carnegie, OK. Butch was a perpetual member of the Masonic Lodge in Mt. View, Carnegie and Cyril, Shriners Scottish Rite and New York Rite.

Survivors include his wife, Dana of the home
Sons: Thomas "Tommy" Rudder Jr. (Deceased)
Buddy Joe Rudder, Taft, CA
Daughter: Millie Marie Baxter, Taft, CA
Velvet Evonne and Clarence Birckett, Moore, OK
Dorinda Suzanne and Eric Nesmith, Elgin, OK
Diana Monee Headrick, Burns Flat, OK
Beth Renee (Deceased) and Tony Dryden, Chandler, OK

20 Grandchildren and 47 Great-grandchildren

Siblings:
Brothers: JD and Janet Rudder, New Bedford, TX
Johnny and Melinda Rudder, Dallas, TX
Randall and Jeannie Hileman, Carnegie, OK
Darryll and Rita Hileman, Carnegie, OK
Sister: Jackie and Don Montgomery, Nocona, TX

Preceded in death his parents: Horace Thomas and Dorothy Pearl (Hooper) Rudder Johnson; son, Thomas "Tommy" Floyd Rudder Jr; Daughter, Beth Renee Dryden

Visiting Hours: 9 am to 5 pm Monday, January 20,2020
9 am to 5 pm Tuesday, January 21,2020
9 am to 5 pm Wednesday January 22, 2020
Ray and Martha's Funeral Home, Anadarko, OK

Funeral Service: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, Thursday, January 23, 2020
Midway Baptist Church, Cyril, OK

Interment: 1 pm to 1:30 pm, Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, OK

Under the direction of Ray and Martha's Funeral Home, Anadarko, OK