Barbara Bland Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Barbara Bland of Somerset, Kentucky, who passed away on December 24, 2025 at the age of 88. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Barbara Bland to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Robert Rutherford and Rosa Calhoun Rutherford; her husband Harry Bland; her daughter Karen Hart (Darrel); her great grandchild Devon Dowden; and her siblings, Ruth Hines, Ilene Mapes, Mattie Akin, Wanda Raines, Carolyn Hines Price, Betty Jo Strock, James Rutherford, William Rutherford, Steve Rutherford, Paul Rutherford and Gale Rutherford.

She is survived by: her daughter Lori Barber of Somerset; her siblings, Tony Rutherford of Somerset, Glen Rutherford (Sharon) of Somerset, Dan Rutherford of Berea, KY, Relada Merrick of Monticello and Opal Lee Rainey (Joe); her grandchildren, Kimberly Hart (Trey), Sarah Stevens and Nathan Anderson; and her great grandchildren, Austin Molden, Hailey Molden, Braden Molden, Madison Dowden, Zoe Stevens, Octavia Anderson, Temperance Anderson, Jaxson Anderson, Stephen Wesley (Shaylee) and Preston Coffey. She is also survived by two great-great grandchildren; and a host of other family members and friends.

The family requests expressions of sympathy be made to the Gideon Bible Memorial Fund in memory of Barbara Bland.