Wilkinson County GaArchives Obituaries.....Rutland, Bessie Lee Spears 1957 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jim Carroll williamcarrollj@bellsouth.net July 17, 2007, 5:09 pm Irwinton Newspaper Irwinton Oct 23, 1957 Mrs. J.W. Rutland, 73, the former Miss Bessie Lee Spears, died at her home here today. Funeral services will be held at 4 pm Thursday at the home of W.H. Palmer at Irwinton and burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery at Irwinton. The Rev. W.R. Belew and the Rev. Joseph A. Moore will officiate. Survivors include one son, Ralph M. Rutland, Irwinton; three daughters, Mrs. Hugh Palmer and Mrs. Lindsey Parker, both of Irwinton, and Mrs. Phil Miller, Macon; one brother, Taylor Spears, Miami, FL; three sisters, Mrs. Nellie Bush, Miami; Mrs. C. Jones, Macon; and Mrs. J.F. Eady, Irwinton; and two grandchildren. Additional Comments: Bessie Lee Spears Rutland, born abt Oct 1884 and died 10-23-1957 is buried at the irwinton Masonic Cemetery according to her obituary in the Macon paper , copy attached. Her husband was John Wilbur Rutland File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/wilkinson/obits/r/rutland7609gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb