Rev. Duane T. Rutherford, 68, of Millbury, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, March 13, 2004, in Bay Park Community Hospital. Pastor Rutherford was born in Lum, Michigan on November 12, 1935, to Walter and Tressa (Dennis) Rutherford. He was a pastor for 20 years, most recently with Grace Baptist Church, Oak Harbor, OH and an evangelist for 21 years. He enjoyed music and playing guitar in his spare time.
Surviving are his wife of 48 years, Fay; sons, Tim (Carol) of Falling Waters, West Virginia and Terry (Cherie) of Rockmart, Georgia; daughter, Cindy (Jon) Graziotti of Hiram, Georgia; brothers, Dean (Vera) of Arizona and Delmer (Kay) of Montrose, Michigan; 12 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
Family and friends may visit at the Eggleston-Meinert-Pavley Funeral Home, Woodville Road Chapel, 1111 Woodville Road, Millbury, OH, on Monday and Tuesday from 2-9 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday at 1 p.m. in Grace Baptist Church, Oak Harbor, Ohio. Expressions of sympathy in Pastor Rutherford's memory may be given to Grace Baptist Church.
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