Rita Ann Shackelford Rutherford Obituary

We are sad to announce that on October 2, 2025, at the age of 81, Rita Ann Shackelford Rutherford (Ripley, Mississippi) passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her father William Horace Shackelford; her aunt Christine Grisham; and her husband Terry Rutherford. She is survived by: her daughters, Beth Rutherford Dulin (Michael) of Millington, TN and Lanice Rutherford Gaillard (Karl) of Falkner, MS; her grandchildren, Jake McElwain, Hannah McElwain Perry (Justin) of Falkner, MS and Nathan Gaillard (Raleigh Grace) of Savannah, TN; her great grandchildren, Adilyn McElwain, Jax Taylor, Rue McElwain, John Walker Perry, Emmie Gaillard, Davis Gaillard and Lily Dulin; her brothers, Wayne Shackelford (Lisa) of Georgia, Lanny Shackelford (Sue) of Oxford, MS and Kerry Shackelford (Karen) of Virginia; and her aunt Dixie White. She is also survived by nieces, nephews.