John Valentine Rudolf Jr.

May 20, 1944 - November 21, 2019

John V. Rudolf, Jr., 75, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, November 21, 2019 at his home in Wade. He was born May 20, 1944 in Brooklyn, New York. John was retired after 25 years of service with IBM as an Engineer and in Sales. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, John V. Rudolf, Sr. and Ann Rudolf; son, Johnny Rudolf, two sisters, Anna Joe Wentzell and Rosemary Gollott, brother, Clarence Jimmy Hughes and brother in laws, Gary Gollott and Larry Vanlandingham. Survivors include his loving wife, Gay Nell Rudolf; children, Lora and Alan McNease, April and Ric Henderson, Stephen and Selfiah Womack, Christy and Robbie Cumbest, Eddie Rudolf and Jason and Stephanie Rudolf; grandchildren, Jacob McNease, Misty McNease, Christy McNease, Amanda Henderson, Amanda Boyd, Eric Henderson, Wesley Cumbest, Lindsay Boyd, Travis Cumbest, Jadelynn Rudolf, Katie Green, Jonathan Bonilla, Mark Rudolf, Joshua Womack, Parker Rudolf, Carter Rudolf and Caleb Womack. Great-grandchildren, Maya Escobar, Sienna Pringle, Hendrix Boyd, Braelynn Green and Jude McNease; two sisters, Mary Margaret Lawrence and husband Henry, Mary Ann Vanlandingham and a close niece, Susan Wentzell. A visitation will be held on Sunday, November 24, 2019 from 2:00 until 3:00pm at Caswell Springs United Methodist Church in Wade. Funeral service will follow at 3:00pm at the church with Rev. Brian Scott and Rev. Kevin Trantham officiating. Serving as pallbearers will be Wesley Cumbest, Travis Cumbest, Kevin Dearman, Pastor Jimbo Read, Will Coulson and Scott Stephenson. Honorary pallbearers will be, W.L. Jones, Ben Howell, H.W. Parker, and Ron Stephenson. Burial will follow at Caswell Springs Cemetery in Wade. Friends and family may share condolences at www.holderwellsfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Holder-Wells Funeral Home 4007 Main Street, Moss Point, Mississippi 39563.