Obituary of Evelyn Pretlow Rutledge EVELYN BOLLING PRETLOW Miami Herald, The (FL) - Wednesday, February 5, 2003, 4-B Deceased Name: Rutledge, Evelyn P. Rutledge, Evelyn P., 98, of Miami, died Monday. Services 11 a.m. Thursday, St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Van Orsdel Funeral Home, Coral Gables. EVELYN BOLLING PRETLOW RUTLEDGE (aka) TIDEWATER NEWS - 03-23-2003 MIAMI, FLA. - Evelyn Pretlow Rutledge, native of Franklin, died on Feb.3 at East Ridge Retirement Village in Miami. She was 98. Mrs. Rutledge lived all her unmarried life at "The Town House" on South High Street, which was built by her father, Robert Ashton Pretlow of Pretlow Peanut Co. She attended Sweet Briar College. She married Reginald E. Rutledge of Asheville, N.C., and moved with him to Coral Gables, Fla., in the early 1930s with the residents of that Miami suburb were still called ]"pioneers." Her husband, vice-president of Siebels, Bruce & Co., was a leading insurance man in South Florida. Mrs. Rutledge was a leader in community life and held many positions in local organizations, being the first treasurer of the Museum of Science and Space Transit when it opened in 1949, the president of the Junior league of Miami in 1941, and a prominent leader of Women's activities in the Episcopal Diocese of South Florida, as it was then called. She was recently honored at the 75th anniversary of the Miami Junior League. She is survived by her son Reginald E. Rutledge, Jr. of Rye Brook, N.Y., two granddaughters; and two great-grandchildren. Interment will be in the Pretlow plot at Poplar Spring Cemetery this summer, dated to be announced. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ––– Narrative Summary of the Obituary ––– Evelyn Pretlow Rutledge, 98, of Miami, died on 3 Feb 2003 at East Ridge Retirement Village. She was a leader in the community and held prominent positions, including president of the Junior League of Miami. She is survived by her son and grandchildren. Services for Evelyn Pretlow Rutledge were held at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Coral Gables. ––– Transcript ––– EVELYN BOLLING PRETLOW Miami Herald, The (FL) - Wednesday, 5 Feb 2003, 4-B Deceased Name: Rutledge, Evelyn P. Rutledge, Evelyn P., 98, of Miami, died Monday. Services 11 a.m. Thursday, St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Van Orsdel Funeral Home, Coral Gables. EVELYN BOLLING PRETLOW RUTLEDGE TIDEWATER NEWS - 23 Mar 2003 MIAMI, FLA. - Evelyn Pretlow Rutledge, native of Franklin, died on 3 Feb at East Ridge Retirement Village in Miami. She was 98. Mrs. Rutledge lived all her unmarried life at "The Town House" on South High Street, which was built by her father, Robert Ashton Pretlow of Pretlow Peanut Co. She attended Sweet Briar College. She married Reginald E. Rutledge of Asheville, N.C., and moved with him to Coral Gables, Fla., in the early 1930s when the residents of that Miami suburb were still called "pioneers." Her husband, vice-president of Siebels, Bruce & Co., was a leading insurance man in South Florida. Mrs. Rutledge was a leader in community life and held many positions in local organizations, being the first treasurer of the Museum of Science and Space Transit when it opened in 1949, the president of the Junior League of Miami in 1941, and a prominent leader of Women's activities in the Episcopal Diocese of South Florida, as it was then called. She was recently honored at the 75th anniversary of the Miami Junior League. She is survived by her son Reginald E. Rutledge, Jr. of Rye Brook, N.Y., two granddaughters; and two great-grandchildren. Interment will be in the Pretlow plot at Poplar Spring Cemetery this summer, date to be announced. ––– Vital Statistics ––– |---------------------------------| | Field | Value | |-------|-------------------------| | Name | Evelyn Pretlow Rutledge | | Age | 98 | | Birth | 3 Feb 1905 (estimated) | | Death | 3 Feb 2003; Miami, FL | |---------------------------------| ––– Table of Relationships ––– |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | Name | Relationship | Residence | |---------------------------|---------------------|---------------| | Evelyn Pretlow Rutledge | Decedent | Miami, FL | | Reginald E. Rutledge | Husband | (deceased) | | Robert Ashton Pretlow | Father | (deceased) | | Reginald E. Rutledge, Jr. | Son | Rye Brook, NY | | Granddaughters | Grandchildren | (unknown) | | Great-grandchildren | Great-grandchildren | (unknown) | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| ––– Publication Details ––– |------------------------------| | Field | Value | |----------|-------------------| | Location | Miami, FL | | Name | Miami Herald, The | | Date | 5 Feb 2003 | | Edition | (unknown) | | Section | 4-B | | Page | (unknown) | |------------------------------| ––– Other Relevant Information ––– • Attended Sweet Briar College. • Held leadership roles in the Junior League of Miami, the Museum of Science and Space Transit, and the Episcopal Diocese of South Florida. **• Spouse's birth name **• Also known as Evelyn Pretlow Rutledge. [See also: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/256385315/evelyn-bolling-rutledge https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/256385316/reginald_edmund-rutledge (spoouse) www.findagrave.com/cemetery/51709/poplar-spring-cemetery https://sites.rootsweb.com/~vaschs/pscindex.txt ] [Contributed by Bruce Saunders, bs4403@verizon.net Formattinng and references by the Southampton Transcription Project] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may have contributed to the creation of this text. Please verify critical information, as AI-generated content can include errors.] [This file is https://go-stp.com/BruceObituaries/ShowText.html?Pretlow, Evelyn Bolling.txt]