Ray Donald Rutherford Decatur
Funeral for Ray Donald Rutherford, 68, of Decatur will be Friday, March 5, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Elliott Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jeff Waldrop and Bro. Sam Wallace officiating. Burial will be in East Lawrence Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be tonight from 6 to 8 at the funeral home. Mr. Rutherford, who died Monday, March 1, 2010, at Parkway Medical Center, was born March 3, 1941, in Lawrence County to Clyde E. Rutherford and Annie Laura Ayers Rutherford. He was preceded in death by his parents; and four brothers, Edward Lavearl Rutherford, Bobby "Tootsie" Rutherford, Waymon Rutherford and Larry Rutherford. Survivors include two sons, Edwin Kirby (Tanya) of Trinity and Donald Rutherford of Decatur; one daughter, Monica Kirby Cannon (Mike) of Decatur; one stepson, Jimmy Payne of Hartselle; four brothers, Burl Rutherford (Brenda) of Hillsboro, Randall Rutherford (Kim) of Danville, Ronnie Rutherford (Mamie) of Hillsboro and Steve Rutherford of Hillsboro; three sisters, Carolyn Sams (Bill) of Trinity, Joyce Engle (Roger) of Hillsboro and Jeanette Blasingame (Dennis) of Hillsboro; seven grandchildren, Jessica Puckett, Carson Cannon, Mallory Cannon, Destiny Rutherford, Gage Cannon, Jaycob Serbin and Matthew Farish; two stepgrandchildren, Danielle Stanton and Sean Davis; and one great-grandchild, Gabriel Motes. Pallbearers will be Donald Rutherford, Tim Blasingame, Tony Blasingame, Wesley Rutherford, Lavearl Rutherford and Chad Stone.