Obituaries
 By  FROM STAFF REPORTS Published 
11:06 am Monday, May 14, 2012

Donald Rutledge; May 9, 2012

Mr. Rutledge, 84, of Madison died Wednesday, May 9 at his residence.

He was a US Navy Veteran of WWII, Korean Conflict and the Vietnam Conflict. He was a member of Jordan Park Church of Christ.

He is survived by his wife, Ann Rutledge; two daughters, Sheila Taylor and Lea Ann Smith; son-in-law Major Ernest L. Smith II; two grandchildren, Sarah Smith and Thomas Taylor.

The funeral service was Friday, May 11 at 11 a.m. at Valhalla Funeral Home with visitation Friday, May 11 from 10 till 11 a.m. The interment was in Valhalla Memory Gardens.

Please sign online registry at www.valhallafunerals .com

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