Eva “Evelyn” Rutherford, 84, of Valdosta passed away Friday, June 25, 2021. A graveside funeral service will be held for Miss Rutherford at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Kenny Kicklighter will officiate. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, from 2:00 to 2:45 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.
Born November 22, 1936, in Tifton, Miss Rutherford was the daughter of the late James Gary Rutherford and Helen Stanley Rutherford Jennings.
Miss Rutherford is survived by two sisters, Gail Fletcher of Chula and Jackie Bussell of Tifton; and several nieces and nephews.