Obituary of Oren C. Rutherford, Hardin County, Illinois Copyright 1999 Wanda Reed Name of Deceased: Oren C. Rutherford Name of Newspaper: Hardin County Independent Date of Newspaper: 29 September 1988 Obituary: Oren C. Rutherford, 70, of Metropolis died Wednesday, September 21, 1988 about 5:30 P.M. at his home. Services were held Saturday, 2:00 P.M. at the Miller Frneral Home by Rev. A. W. Landis. Burial followed in the Cave Hill Cemetery at Cave-in-Rock. Mr. Rutherford work for 35 yers with the Electrical Energy Inc. plant in Joppa until his retirement in 1980. He was a member of the Metropolis American Legion and the V.F.W. in Herrin, IL. He is survived by his wife, Pearl (Gene), of Metropolis; step-son, Dr. R. M. Frederick of Columbia, S.C., 1 brother, Garvin Rutherford of Metropolis; 2 sisters, Wanda Riggs of Eldorado, Il and Ida Pulaski of Flint, MI., 10 step-grandchildren and 8 step-great grandchildren. Military graveside services were performed by the Paul C. Rowan Post #571 of the American Legion. ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ----------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Wanda Reed