Thursday, January 16, 2025
We are heartbroken to share that Kimberly Michelle Davis Rudolph lost her difficult battle against cancer on Dec. 20, 2024. She handled that nearly 2-year long journey with incredible grace and positivity and was surrounded by family as she reached her sunset.
Born on June 10, 1979, in Temple, Kimberly lived a life full of genuine love, laughter, creativity and kindness. She lived her entire life in Central Texas, and was passionate about her family, her horses, trail rides, photography and going fishing. She led a life of service to others as evidenced by many years of her dedicated work in healthcare as a CMA, and subsequently as a Corrections Officer for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Kimberly loved her Fredericksburg girls’ trips, decorating her gate with a wreath to match the season, taking beautiful pictures of sunsets and old windmills, and spending time down by the creek on her property.
To her loved ones, Kimberly was known as a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and humble, down-to-earth woman with a big heart.
Kimberly is survived by her mother, Deborah Lynne Davis, father, Thomas Edward Davis, mother-in-law, Tamea Rudolph, father-in-law, Max Rudolph, husband, Brandon Rudolph, brother, Neil Davis and wife, Candace, sister, Melissa Davis Johnson and husband, Adam, brother, Thomas Davis and wife, Karla, sister Jessi Sellers and husband, Chad, sister-in-law Lindsay James and husband, Bodie, daughters, Emma-Lynne Reagan Davis, Juli Rudolph, and Elyssa Rudolph, and granddaughter, Isabella “Izzy” Shuemake.
Kimberly was preceded in death by grandparents Paul and Lucrete Cavender, grandparents Bill and Effie Whitehead, grandparents Allen and Mary Davis, and biological father, Jim Whitehead.
We’ll always remember Kimberly’s selflessness, her contagious smile that lit up a room, her unique way of telling funny stories, her protective love for her family, her boisterous laugh that made everyone else laugh along with her, and, of course, her sweet tea made with so much sugar that you could almost chew it instead of drink it.
A gathering to celebrate Kimberly’s life will be held on Friday, Dec. 27, at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville between the hours of 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. A graveside service at King Baptist Church will follow on Saturday, Dec. 28, at 1 p.m. All are welcome to send flowers and/or make a charitable donation in Kimberly’s honor to The EQUUS Foundation, 168 Long Lots Road, Westport, CT 06880 or to Leukemia Texas, 3000 Pegasus Park Drive, Ste. 710, Dallas, TX 75247.
Like a stunning Texas sunset, Kimberly was truly one of a kind. Life won’t be the same without her. We’ll carry her love and laughter with us always.
