Betty J. Rutledge
LA MARQUE- Mrs. Betty J. Rutledge passed from this life Thursday evening, November 12, 2009, in Webster.
Born March 8, 1934 in Galveston, TX, Mrs. Rutledge had been a resident of La Marque for many years, previously having lived in Hitchcock for 40 years. She had retired from the Alvin Post Office after 23 years of service as a postal clerk. Betty was an avid Bunco player and enjoyed spending time dancing at the VFW, traveling the West, fishing and reading. Above all, she loved and enjoyed her family.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, A. B. Allen and Floyd Lee Rutledge; son, Gerald Andrew “Andy” Tholen; parents, Kenneth and Lula Mae (Wilson) Nunn and is survived by her loving companion, Dwayne D. Donaldson of La Marque; daughters, Lyla Prino of Hitchcock, Linda Tholen and companion, Chris Sembera of Alvin; daughter-in-law, Donna Chisum Tholen of Hitchcock; 8 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 16, 2009, in the chapel of Hayes Funeral Home with Reverend Lou Ann Amador officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Park East in Webster.
Casketbearers will be Ian Prino, Joshua Prino, Justin Pugh, Chris Sembera, Jerad Tholen and Kenneth Welch.
Friends may call from 2 - 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, 10412 Highway 6, Hitchcock (409) 925-3501.
Those who wish may make memorials in the form of donations to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 570127, Houston, TX 77257-0127.
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