Iva Mae (Smith) Rutledge

Iva Mae (Smith) Rutledge, age 71, of Marmaduke died Thursday, Aug. 9, 1997, at the Community Methodist Hospital in Paragould.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Geraldine McDowell of Marmaduke and Mrs. Mikie Lou Coats of Paragould; three sons, Bernard Rutledge of Milan Tenn., Gail Rutledge of Marmaduke and Barry Rutledge of Bradford, Tenn.; three sisters, Mrs. Pearl Kuyendall and Mrs. Mattye Wright, both of Marmaduke, and Mrs. Pluma Coe of Long Beach, Calif., and 11 grandchildren and nine grate-grandchildren.

Funeral services were Sunday afternoon at the Irby Chapel with Rev. Jack Bearden and Clyde Branson officiating. Interment was in Ramer's Chapel Cemetery with Irby Funeral Home in charge of services

contributed by: Richard McDowell