Lettitia T. "Lettie" Rutherford
1872 - 1951 (78 years)-
Name Lettitia T. "Lettie" Rutherford Nickname Lettie Birth 28 Sep 1872 Jonesville, Lee Co., VA 
[1, 2] Gender Female Death 26 May 1951 St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., MO [3] Cause: chronic myocarditis/chronic nephritis, arteriosclerosis, tumor of uterus Burial 27 May 1951 Antioch Cemetery, Fillmore, Andrew Co., MO [3] Person ID I50578 Meadow Bluff Meanderings Last Modified 5 Jan 2025
Father George Robert Rutherford, Sr., b. 23 Feb 1843, Lee Co., VA d. 25 Feb 1917, Jonesville, Lee Co., VA (Age 74 years) Mother Susan C. Johnson, b. 1843, KY d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F17736 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Henley F. Garrett, b. Jun 1874, Lee Co., VA d. 9 May 1908 (Age 33 years) Marriage 31 May 1891 [1, 4] Family ID F17735 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 5 Jan 2025
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Notes - Savannah Reporter and Andrew County Democrat, Savannah, MO, Friday, 1 Jun 1951, p. 5, col. 3
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FILLMORE RESIDENT DIES
Mrs. Lettie Rutherford Garrett, 77, daughter of George R., and Susan C. Rutherford, born Sept. 28, 1872, near Jonesville, Va. She died May 26, in a St. Joseph hospital.
She was married to Henly F. Garrett, May 31, 1891. He preceded her in death May 9, 1908. Mrs. Garrett came to Missouri in 1912 and spent the remainder of her life here.
While a young girl, she united with the Methodist church in Jonesville, Va., and was an active member of the church.
She is survived by two sisters: Mrs. Ella Edwards of Fillmore, and Mrs. Susie Clark of Oakland, Calif.; a sister, Agness Oliver, is deceased. There are two half-brothers: Robert Rutherford of Joplin and Bernard Rutherford of Jonesville, Va.
Services were conducted at the Antioch church Sunday afternoon by Rev. O. H. Loomis and burial in the Antioch cemetery.
- Savannah Reporter and Andrew County Democrat, Savannah, MO, Friday, 1 Jun 1951, p. 5, col. 3
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Sources - [S2281] Virginia, Lee County, FCR: Lee Co., VA 1900, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), T623, roll 1715, Jonesville, enumeration district (ED) 25, sheet 1, dwelling 19, family 20, Lettie Garrett, accessed 5 Jan 2025 (Reliability: 3).
- [S2285] Missouri. Savannah., The Savannah Reporter & Andrew County Democrat, "FILLMORE RESIDENT DIES," 1 Jun 1951, p. 5, col. 3; digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/751526157/ : accessed 5 Jan 2025). (Reliability: 3).
- [S2245] Missouri Missouri Secretary of State, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971, (http://www.ancestry.com :2015.), death certificate 15643 (1951), Lettie T. Garrett, accessed 5 Jan 2025. (Reliability: 3).
- [S2285] Missouri. Savannah., The Savannah Reporter & Andrew County Democrat, "FILLMORE RESIDENT DIES," 1 Jun 1951, p. 5, col. 3; digital images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/751526157/ : accessed 5 Jan 2025). (Reliability: 3).
"She was married to Henly F. Garrett, May 31, 1891."
- [S2281] Virginia, Lee County, FCR: Lee Co., VA 1900, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), T623, roll 1715, Jonesville, enumeration district (ED) 25, sheet 1, dwelling 19, family 20, Lettie Garrett, accessed 5 Jan 2025 (Reliability: 3).