Mrs. Wyvonne Rudolph

Mrs. Wyvonne Rudolph, age 74, of Dexter, Kentucky, passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2026, at her home after an extended illness.

She was born on October 16, 1951, in Murray, KY to the late Joseph Rafe Brooks & Annie Helen Ragsdale-Brooks.

She was a 1969 graduate of Calloway County High School of which she was voted Most Studious and later attended and graduated from Ezell’s School of Cosmetology. She was a beautician at Patty Ann’s Beauty Shop for 11 years before becoming a stay-at-home mother and homemaker. Several years later, she was employed as a preschool aid at the Calloway County Preschool.

Wyvonne was known for her quick wit and outgoing personality. She never met a stranger. If you didn’t want to know what she thought about certain things, you best not ask. She loved to talk and had the memory of an elephant. She was a devoted wife, mother and Nano (which was her favorite title) and her family always came first. She was a straight shooter with everyone, and she loved just as hard. She grew up in the Palestine Methodist Church community, otherwise known as “Hico”. Growing up in this community is where she met her husband Ricky, to whom she was married for 50 years this past April. She was also known to be a wonderful cook and took great pride in baking cakes, especially her famous strawberry cake and pound cake, that everyone always requested at church events or she baked and delivered to people “just because”. She was a true servant of God, always showing her concern and love for others with calls, by sending cards and preparing food and lifting up others in prayer.

She was a member of Northside Baptist Church in Almo, KY and loved all her church family dearly.

She was preceded in death by her still born daughter Carrie Beth Rudolph.

She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Ricky Joe Rudolph of Dexter, KY, her only daughter, Amanda (Mandy) Jo Phillips and husband Jonathan (Bubba) Phillips of Dexter, KY and her only granddaughter, which was her pride and joy, Preslee Brook Phillips of Dexter, KY.

She is also survived by her brother Joe Brooks of Dexter, KY and her sister, Debbie Murdock and husband Ray of Lynn Grove, KY.

She is also survived by three nephews, Jodie Brooks (Mandy), Jason Hill (Miriam) and Justin Hill (Nicole) and by 4 great nephews and 5 great nieces who lovingly referred to her as “Aunt Y”.

Public visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 7, 2026, with the funeral service following at 2:00 p.m., at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home & Cremation Services with Bro. Brett Miles and Bro. David Allbritten officiating. Burial will then follow at the Palestine Community Church Cemetery in Hico, KY.

In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to the Anna Mae Owen Residential Hospice House, 803 Poplar Street, Murray, KY 42071.

Online condolences may be left at www.jhchurchill.com