Gazette-Patriot, Carrollton, Ill., Wednesday, July 2, 2003 Rutledge Vivion L. Rutledge, 91, of White Hall died Saturday, June 28, 2003, at his residence. He was born Nov. 18, 1911, in Scott County, the son of Llewellyn O. and Rose (Day) Rutledge. He married Velma Ruth Crum May 7, 1934, in Troy, Mo., and she died Aug. 28, 1991. He is survived by a son, Joseph L. (wife Glenda) Rutledge of White Hall; three grandchildren, Cassandra, Zefram and Onia Rutledge; a brother, Eugene Rutledge of Granite City; and five sisters, Mary Ellen Glancy of Anacoco, La., Edith Stoops of Augusta, Maine, Unila Mean of Nova Scotia, Canada, Virginia Sipes of Patterson and Irene Painter of White Hall. Preceding him in death was a sister, Ina Bell. Mr. Rutledge served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was a member of the White Hall American Legion Post 70. He was a former member of the White Hall Masonic Lodge 80. He worked for the State of Illinois highway department for several years, and he farmed and raised livestock on the family farm west of Barrow until his retirement. He was a member of the New Life Church in White Hall. Visitation was Tuesday at Airsman-Hires Funeral Home in White Hall, where funeral services will be at 10 a.m. today, Wednesday. Burial will follow at Belltown Cemetery, south of White Hall.
Gazette-Patriot, Carrollton, Ill., Wednesday, July 2, 2003 Rutledge Vivion L. Rutledge, 91, of White Hall died Saturday, June 28, 2003, at his residence. He was born Nov. 18, 1911, in Scott County, the son of Llewellyn O. and Rose (Day) Rutledge. He married Velma Ruth Crum May 7, 1934, in Troy, Mo., and she died Aug. 28, 1991. He is survived by a son, Joseph L. (wife Glenda) Rutledge of White Hall; three grandchildren, Cassandra, Zefram and Onia Rutledge; a brother, Eugene Rutledge of Granite City; and five sisters, Mary Ellen Glancy of Anacoco, La., Edith Stoops of Augusta, Maine, Unila Mean of Nova Scotia, Canada, Virginia Sipes of Patterson and Irene Painter of White Hall. Preceding him in death was a sister, Ina Bell. Mr. Rutledge served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was a member of the White Hall American Legion Post 70. He was a former member of the White Hall Masonic Lodge 80. He worked for the State of Illinois highway department for several years, and he farmed and raised livestock on the family farm west of Barrow until his retirement. He was a member of the New Life Church in White Hall. Visitation was Tuesday at Airsman-Hires Funeral Home in White Hall, where funeral services will be at 10 a.m. today, Wednesday. Burial will follow at Belltown Cemetery, south of White Hall.
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