Edgar Milton Rutledge

Edgar Milton Rutledge, 85, passed away on Tuesday, October 16, 2007.

Mr. Rutledge was born on January 8, 1922 in Lumpkin, Georgia. He was a U. S. Army Veteran who served in the First Infantry Division during World War II, and was a participant in the Normandy Invasion. He was a Purple Heart Recipient with Oak Leaf Cluster. He retired from Robins Air Force Base as an engineering technician. He was a member of Providence Methodist Church in Lumpkin. His wife, Clyde K. Rutledge, parents, John Thomas Rutledge and Bennie Rutledge; brother, John Melvin Rutledge, preceded him in death.

Survivors include his daughter, Christy Ball, Woodstock, sister-in-law, Madge C. Rutledge, Lumpkin; brother-in-law, William N. Kight, Melbourne, Florida.

Visitation will be Wednesday, October 17, 2007, from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at McCullough Funeral Home. Graveside Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 18, 2007, in Northside Cemetery in Lumpkin, Georgia. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Heart of Georgia Hospice, 103 Westridge Drive, Warner Robins, GA 31088.


Funeral Home:
McCullough Funeral Home
417 S. Houston Lake Rd.
Warner Robins, GA
US 31088