Thomas Richardson Rutherford's Obituary
Services for Thomas Richardson Rutherford, 85, will be 3:00 PM Sunday, October 9, 2016 at Friendship Funeral Home with Edgar Schultz officiating. Mr. Rutherford died Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at his residence in Dyersburg. He was a self-employed Tile Setter and a Lutheran. Survivors include his wife, Charlie Shelby Rutherford, Dyersburg; daughter Sue Ann Rutherford, Florida; sons Thomas Rutherford II, Florida, Jule Scott Rutherford and Robert Rutherford, New York; stepson Ronnie Allen, Cahokia, IL; stepdaughter Cathy Pickering, St. Louis, MO; brother Charlie Rutherford, Cape Cod, MA; 9 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. Visitation will be Sunday at the funeral home from 1:00 pm until service time.
Friendship Funeral Home 731-677-2673
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