Mrs. Alice W. Rutherford Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

RUTHERFORD, Mrs. Alice - Age 86, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021 at her residence. Family hour 10:30 AM Thursday, February 25, 2021 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with Funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the Funeral Home, 10:30 AM Thursday. Mrs. Rutherford will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, and may be viewed from 12:00 PM-6:00 PM, with family present to receive friends from 3:00 PM-6:00PM, Wednesday. Alice Mae Whiteside Rutherford was born in Fletcher, North Carolina on October 2, 1934 to John Whiteside. and Eliza Holbert Whiteside. Mrs. Rutherford graduated from Stephens Lee High School, “Class of 1954” in Asheville, North Carolina. She later attended Mott Community College where she received certifications as a Home Health Aide, Nursing Assistant, and M.A.C.A Certified Child Care Worker. Mrs. Rutherford married her husband, Herphon Rutherford Sr. on February 10, 1958. From this union, they were blessed with three children. Mrs. Rutherford accepted Christ as her personal savior in her early childhood. She joined Vernon Chapel AME Church over 40 years ago under the pastoral leadership of the late Pastor Reuben Russell. Mrs. Rutherford was an active member of Vernon Chapel AME Church and served as a member of the Senior Choir, Cook Missionary Society, The Lay Organization, Sunday School, and Bible Study until her health declined. Mrs. Rutherford was very active in her community. She held positions as President of the North Bonbright Street-East Genesee Street Block Club, Treasurer of King Coalition Neighborhood Association, and Assistant Treasurer of Church Women United. Mrs. Rutherford was also honored as an ABC-12 Not-For-Profit Woman of Achievement in 2001. Mrs. Alice Mae Rutherford leaves to cherish her memory: three children, Gertrude “Trudy” Rutherford, Geneva (Pastor Melton) Harvey, all of Flint and Herphon Rutherford Jr. of Ann Arbor, MI; brother, Daniel (Inez) Whiteside Sr. and special nephew like a brother, Larry (Martha) Whiteside of Asheville, NC; grandchildren, Melton Harvey II, Jamelco Harvey, both of Port Gibson, MS, Genice (Koleon) Prescott, of Belleville, MI, Alexis Harvey of Grand Blanc, MI, Vickayla (Marvin) Pope of Virginia Beach, VA, and Adrian Rutherford of Flint; great-granddaughters, Khloé and Kali Prescott, both of Belleville, MI; god-sons, Jeron Washington of Charlotte, NC and Pernal Parsons Jr. of Flint; grand-god-daughter, Stephanie Franklin-Bartley of Mt. Morris, MI; sisters-in-law, Juanita Rutherford of Flint and Beverly Beauford of Philadelphia, PA; special friend, Alma Hardy; a host of other relatives and friends too numerous to name. Mrs. Rutherford was preceded in death by her husband, Herphon Rutherford Sr.; parents, John and Eliza Whiteside; sisters, Sarah Lampley, Alberta Farrow, Rachel Coleman, Eloise Ray, Victoria Allen, and her twin, Phalice Whiteside; brothers, Russell Whiteside, Massey Whiteside Sr., David Whiteside Sr., Clifton Whiteside and Willie Whiteside; sisters-in-law, Christine Rutherford and Lottie Rutherford; brothers-in-law, George Rutherford and Carlton Rutherford. The family would like to thank The Medical Team Hospice and caregivers Alma Hardy, Wilma Okonofua and Chenita Jones, Pastor Douglas Banks and the Vernon Chapel AME Church family, Pastor Morris A. Collins Sr. and the Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church Family, and Pastor Melton Harvey and the Vessels of God Church Family.

Mrs. Alice W. Rutherford

October 2, 1934 - February 18, 2021

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Mrs. Alice W. Rutherford

October 2, 1934 - February 18, 2021

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