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Letha Mae Rutherford
Letha Mae Rutherford, 82, passed away on Jan. 29, 2017 in Scottsdale, AZ.
She is survived by her husband, Franklin D. “Okie” Rutherford; children, Bennie (Harold) Gossman, Yvonne (Harold) Richard and Beth Rutherford; grandchildren, Tony (Andrea) Padilla, Monique Padilla, Brandy (Raymond) Lopez, Dustin Richard and Clayton Richard; and great-grandchildren, Amiya, Raymond and Zander Lopez.
She graduated from Morris High School in Morris, OK, and was an alumna of Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State University). She was a homemaker and former bookkeeper for ASARCO.
She was an avid bowler, played softball and was an all around sports fan. Letha loved her sports, especially watching OSU. She attended many sporting events so she could watch her children and their friends play.
She was an active member of Eastern Star. She served as the Arizona delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1984, was a former voter registrar and was a Precinct Committee Person for Pinal County.
She enjoyed doing a host of crafts including sewing, quilting and crocheting.
A Celebration of Life will be held for Letha on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, at Ray-Winkelman Lodge #24, 318 Fairhaven, Kearny, at 1 p.m. A reception will follow at the General Kearny Inn. Interment was held on Feb. 3 in Morris, OK.
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