Phyllis B. Rutledge, 91, of Rushville, formerly of Ipava and Adair, died at 9:45 p.m. Feb. 22, 2020, at the Rushville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rushville.Phyllis B. Rutledge, 91, of Rushville, formerly of Ipava and Adair, died at 9:45 p.m. Feb. 22, 2020, at the Rushville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rushville.
She was born Jan. 22, 1929, in Macomb, the daughter of Robert Phillip and Fern Elizabeth Hammond Marshall. She married Marvin Burdette Rutledge on July 27, 1947, in Carthage. He preceded her in death on Oct. 9, 2012.
She also was preceded in death by one brother, Robert Marland “Bob” Marshall.
Surviving are two children, Larry (and Ann) Rutledge of Woodbine, Iowa, and Diana (and Joe) Pleviak of Rushville; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
A 1946 graduate of Adair High School, she attended Western Illinois University. After her marriage, she became a dedicated farm wife and homemaker, assisting her husband on the family farm.
She was a member of Table Grove Community Church. After she and Marvin moved to Rushville in 2002, she attended First United Methodist Church. She also was a member of the Vermont Chapter of PEO and later the Rushville Chapter AL. She and her husband were members of the Adair Board and Ski Club.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Wood Funeral Home in Rushville with David Haney officiating. Burial will follow in the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens in Macomb. Visitation will be held from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Cass-Schuyler Area Hospice or First United Methodist Church in Rushville.
Condolences may be sent to www.woodfh.net.
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