Dudley Waldrop, 76, of Starkville passed away Easter morning.  Firstborn of three boys to the late Odessa Cooper Waldrop and Delbert Dever Waldrop, his family sharecropped near Drew after WWII before buying a Starkville farm in 1965. Dudley, a Mississippi State University graduate, spent his working life on this family farm, dairying, row cropping, and grazing beef cattle, among other ventures. He was kiddingly known by nicknames, including Matt Dillon and Rhinestone Cowboy. Dudley had two marriages, the first to Susan Owings, now Johnson, who is the mother of his children, and the second to Pamela Warnken, who coordinated his caregivers until his death. His children are Sara Clark (Charles), Banks Waldrop, and Reed Waldrop (Locke) and a granddaughter, Winnie Waldrop. He is also survived by his brother, D.D. Waldrop Jr. but his other brother, Dr. Rodney Waldrop, predeceased Dudley. Private services will be at a later date. Please visit www.lowndesfuneralhome.net to leave remembrances. Memorial donations are welcomed in honor of Dudley's Aussie dog Cheyenne, seen with him often around town, to Grassroots Animal Rescue:  www.grassrootsanimalrescue.com/donate, or via mail at P.O. Box 225, Starkville, Ms 39760.