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Mr. Harold Wilburn Rutledge, age 90, a resident of Washington, NC, died Thursday May 16, 2019 at his home.

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September 07, 1928 - May 16, 2019

    Mr. Harold Wilburn Rutledge, age 90, a resident of Washington, NC, died Thursday May 16, 2019 at his home.

    A memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday May 18, 2019 at the Lanier Family Cemetery on Lanier Drive in Washington.

    Mr. Rutledge was born in Forsythe County, NC on September 7, 1928 to the late Walter Bernice Rutledge and Mattie Westmoreland Rutledge. On November 21, 1956 he married Pocahontas Rolfe Lanier who preceded him in death. Mr. Rutledge worked for NC Department of Transportation as a sign erector until his retirement July 1, 1990. He was a member of The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness.

    Survivors include his two children, Janis Rutledge Trimm of Washington and Dale Wilburn Rutledge and wife Diana of Washington.

    He is preceded in death by three brothers, William Walter Rutledge, James Aldeen Rutledge, Thomas Dewitt Rutledge, and a sister Dorothy Rutledge Dixon.

    Condolences may be addressed to the family online by visiting www.paulfuneralhome.com

    Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington is honored to serve the Rutledge family.
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