Lewis Rutledge's Obituary
Lewis Rutledge, 73, of San Diego, California, passed away on Saturday February 22, 2014. He was born on September 27, 1940 to James Rutledge and Carrie Brown in Marian, Alabama. He was married to Jessie Mae Simmons on June 24 1972. He served 20 years in the Navy and United Coast Guard, retiring January 1, 1980. After his retirement, he settled in San Diego, California and began working at San Diego State University. He retired from San Diego State University in 2010 after serving over 20 years of employment.Lewis was an active member of the Bayview Baptist Church and enjoyed studying the bible and participating in Sunday school class. He loved to travel and took several cruise trips with his wife in his lifetime.He is survived by his two children; Lewis Rutledge Jr of San Diego, California and Cassandra McArthur of Birmingham, Alabama. He is also survived by five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.Services will be held at 11:00am on Friday, March 7th 2014 at Bayview Baptist Church.
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