Lon Rutledge

Mr. Rutledge was born in Canton, GA, on February 21, 1919, the son of the late Edward Cicero Rutledge and Lucy Etta Lewis Rutledge. He was a member of Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church and retired from Georgia Power after 36 years of service. Mr. Rutledge was a colorful character, well-loved by his family, co-workers and friends. A devoted family man, loving husband and father. Loyal to friends and always desiring to reach out to his neighbors or talk to a stranger at the mall. Mr. Rutledge�s hobbies included woodworking and gardening. In his later years, he attempted to satisfy an intense curiosity about the universe by listening to tapes because of his severe vision impairment. Mr. Rutledge�s greatest joy was in sharing stories with anyone who would listen-he could often bring his listeners to tears of laughter. He was always interested in reconnecting with people from the past, by visiting or by a phone call. Mr. Rutledge was a fighter, overcoming many health problems through the years. His most recent joy has been in spending time with his new great-granddaughter, Riley. Mr. Rutledge will be greatly missed by the many people whose life he touched. In addition to his parents Mr. Rutledge was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Lou Kemp.



Survivors include his wife to whom he was married on December 14, 1946, Geraldine Burrell Rutledge; two daughters and sons-in-law, Robin and Dr. Joel M. Johnson of Tifton, GA and Jackie and Richard Miles of Armuchee, GA; five grandchildren; Mindi Miles of Rome, Ga, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Johnson of St. Simons Island, Ga, Chris Johnson of Atlanta, Ga, Carlie of Atlanta, Ga, and Joy Johnson of Tifton, Ga, and one great grandchild; Riley Johnson of St. Simons Island, Ga; one brother and sister-in-law, Glen and Gennie Belle Rutledge of Kennesaw, GA; a nephew and his wife, Tim and Judy Rutledge of Powder Springs, Ga. and a niece and her husband, Dorothy and Terry Howard of Woodstock, GA.







Funeral services will be held Monday, November 3, 2008, at 11:00 A.M. in the Oaknoll Chapel of the McGuire, Jennings, & Miller Funeral Home with Rev. Michael Holt, Rev. Roy Goolsby, and Rev. Don Anderson officiating. Interment will follow in the Oaknoll Memorial Gardens.



The family will receive friends Sunday from 7:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. in the Oaknoll Chapel of the McGuire, Jennings, & Miller Funeral Home.



The following gentlemen have been asked to serve as pallbearers and are requested to meet in the Oaknoll Chapel by 10:30AM: Tim Rutledge, Jay Johnson, Chris Johnson, Ken Smathers, Jim Smathers, Walter Hagin, and Taylor Hagin, with Honorary Pallbearers being the men from Mt Pleasant Methodist Church.





The Oaknoll Chapel of the McGuire, Jennings, & Miller has charge of the arrangements for the funeral of Mr. Lon Ellis �L.E.� Rutledge.