Robert Julian "Bobby" Rutledge Jr.

Funeral Services will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 7, 2012 at Collier-Butler Chapel for Robert J. “Bobby” Rutledge, Jr., 55, Gadsden who passed away Friday, May 4, 2012. Rev. Bob Ivey will officiate. Burial will be at Jones Chapel Church of God Cemetery, Meridian, Mississippi Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. Collier-Butler Funeral and Cremation Services directing.

Mr. Rutledge was a native of Meridian, MS and a resident of Gadsden since 1978. He was a member of Gadsden Christian Fellowship and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He enjoyed playing the guitar and was best known for his “off beat “sense of humor and great love for music. His parents preceded him in death, Robert J. Rutledge, Sr. and Wanda Sollie Rutledge.

Survivors include his daughters, Casey Rutledge, Louisville, KY and Haley Rutledge, Birmingham, AL, mother of his children and wife of 33 years, Teresa Ivey Rutledge, sisters, Debbie (Randy) Gabriel, Meridian, MS and Jana (Brian) Cook, Covington, Louisiana, several nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be; Randy Gabriel, Brian Cook, Mike Ivey, Mark Ivey, Tim Musselman and Aaron Roof.

Honorary Pallbearers will be; Steve Watson, Sandy Taylor, Andy Hollis, Perry Vinson, Gary Ussery, Bill Ross, Barry Putman, Fred Gray, Gary Hodge, Jack Rush, and Larry Fountain.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Home of New Beginnings, 58 Grace Lane, Gadsden, AL 35903.

The family will receive friends from 4:30 p.m. until the hour of service Monday at the funeral home.