Wanda Sue Rutherford passed away peacefully in Pensacola, Florida on February 16, 2024 after a long struggle with dementia. Wanda was a long-term resident of Wetumpka before briefly living in Greer, South Carolina and then Pensacola, Florida.

Wanda was born in 1936 on a Reed, Greer County, Oklahoma farm and was the older sister to her brother, Gilbert Darrell Reynolds and sister, Joyce Lee Autry. Her parents are Gilbert Leondous “Gib” Reynolds (1899-1982) and Jewel Lela Dobson (1913-1990). Wanda married Guy Eugene Rutherford (1936-1990) on October 14, 1956 in Greer County, Oklahoma.

She was a dedicated military wife and a loving mother who enjoyed reading, sewing and quilting. She was also a member of the Holtville Baptist Church and truly enjoyed cooking the Wednesday night church dinners. She had a passion for flowers and gardening.

Wanda was laid to rest next to her husband in Pine View Memorial Gardens in Wetumpka, Alabama.

Wanda is survived by her children, daughter Donna L. Hendry and her husband Thomas E. Hendry; her son, Douglas K. Rutherford and his wife Denise A. (Mitchell) Rutherford; her daughter Catherine A. Fulmer and her husband Scott Fulmer; and her estranged daughter, Sharon L. Rotten. Wanda is also survived by seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Wanda will be sorely missed.

 

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