Mrs. Frances Pauline Crisler Rutledge, age 86, of Summerville, GA, died Tuesday, August 18, 2015, at her residence.

Mrs. Rutledge was born January 29, 1929, in Cedar Bluff, AL, daughter of the late Ezekiel Morry Lester Crisler and Elva Baldwin Crisler.  She was a member of the Pennville First Baptist Church and was retired from Mount Vernon Mills.  She enjoyed being with family and friends, cooking, gardening, nature, and music.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Albert Lee Rutledge; step-mother, Ruby Isabell Crisler; sister, Hazel Phillips; brothers, Lester Crisler and Hoyt Crisler; and a grandson, Cody Cooper.

Mrs. Rutledge is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Deborah and Robert Williams, Kim and Dennis Knight, Jennie and Jerry Hennon; sons and daughters-in-law, Mike and Eda Rutledge, Alan and Virginia Rutledge; grandchildren, Amy and Jay White, Jeremy and Marcia Hennon, Brock and Lauren Rutledge, Josh and Lindsey Rutledge, Zeke and Misty Hennon, Ryan Rutledge, and Caine Rutledge; great-grandchildren, Caleb, Emily, Megan, and Elizabeth Hennon, Abby and Judson White, Savannah, Sarah, Saydi, Sidney, and Sylvi Rutledge; sister and brother-in-law, Glenda and Bob Wheeling; sisters-in-law, Julia Crisler, Sara Jo Crisler, and Linda Rutledge.  Numerous nieces and nephews, and a special friend, Lois Grogan also survive.

Funeral services for Mrs. Rutledge will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, August 20, 2015, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Wilborn and Rev. Billy Dempsey officiating.  Interment will follow in the Greenhills Memory Gardens.  Active pallbearers will be grandsons, Jay and Judson White, Brock Rutledge, Josh Rutledge, Ryan Rutledge, Caine Rutledge, Zeke Hennon, Jeremy Hennon, and Caleb Hennon.  Honorary pallbearers will be the ladies of Pennville First Baptist Church, and the nurses and staff of LifeChoice Hospice - Christina, Sharon, Nicole, Michelle, and Chaplain Ricky Studdard.

Mrs. Rutledge will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 11:00 A.M. until the hour of service on Thursday.

At other hours, the family will be at Mrs. Rutledge's residence at 1270 Spring Creek Road, Summerville, GA.

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