Joyce Carter Rutledge peacefully went to be with her Heavenly Father on Friday, May 18th, 2018. She was born in Cedartown on February 12th, 1941 and was a resident of Cartersville since 1971.
Joyce attended Cedartown High School, was a member of Circle L Ministries where she enjoyed singing in the choir. She worked at Big Apple Grocery for 20 years and retired from Bartow County Transportation as a school bus driver.
She is preceded in death by her husband, John S. Rutledge; parents, Joe Morgan Carter and Della Bell Redding Carter; brother, Charlie Van Carter; great grandson, Lyle Judson Beck.
Joyce is Survived by her children, Kevin Rutledge, Randy (Lisa) Rutledge, Niki (Tony) Lyle and Clint (Allison) Rutledge; grandchildren, Sadie, Zach (Jennifer), Parker (Grace), Alex (Marcus), Heidi (Damien), Olivia, T.J., Jackson, Brant; great-grandchildren, Logan, Kaylei, Champ, Rudy, Amos; brother, Jack (Nelda) Carter; sister-in-law, Shirley Carter; sisters, Ruby Dingler, Sonja (Bill) Frasier, Joanne (Julian) Norris; sister-in-law, Carolyn Evans; brother-in-law, Dewey (Becky) Rutledge, as well as many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Circle L Ministries, located at 1481 Old Alabama Road in Taylorsville, with Pastor Tony Lyle and Bill Frasier officiating. Interment will follow in the Stilesboro Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Monday, May 21st, at Parnick Jennings Funeral Home. Ms. Rutledge will be carried to the church on Tuesday, where she will lie-in-state prior to the service.
Serving as pallbearers will be; grandsons, Zach Rutledge, Parker Rutledge, Marcus Ellis, Damien Beck, T.J. Lyle, Jackson Rutledge, Brant Rutledge; nephews, Dennis Carter, Joe Carter, Van Dingler, Billy Frasier, Jeff Dingler, David Frasier, and Chris Norris.
Parnick Jennings Funeral Home and Cremation Services is honored to serve the family of Joyce Carter Rutledge; please visit www.parnickjenningsfuneral.com to share memories or to leave a condolence message.