Linda Gail Rutherford

Linda Gail Rutherford, 61, died Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, at her home in Fredericktown, Mo. 

She was born on Aug. 2, 1963, in St. Louis, the daughter of James Lewis and Ruby Juanita Masterson Kanaday I.

On July 29, 1995, in Fredericktown, Mo., she was united in marriage to Timothy “Tim” Rutherford. He survives at the home.

Other survivors include their two children, Chelestina Crosser and husband, Jeremy of Mansfield, Mo., and Nigel Rutherford and wife, Tiffanie of Fredericktown, Mo.; three grandchildren, Alligayl Rutherford, Serenity Rutherford and Kolson Rutherford; three step-grandchildren, Quynton Fleming, James Paul Beard IV and Karsyn Beard; and one brother, Pete Faniola Jr. of Jackson, Mo.

She was preceded in death by her father, James Kanaday I; her mother, Ruby Kanaday-Harpole; and one brother, James Lewis Kanaday II.

She had worked as a Coding Analyst One at the Centene Corporation in Farmington, Mo.

She enjoyed sewing and embroidering. She was a member of the Madison County Republican Club. She was a volunteer at the Bible Way Assembly Church Food Bank in Doe Run, Mo., and a member of Crossroads House of Prayer in Belleview, Mo.

Funeral services were at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, at Wilson Funeral Home in Fredericktown, Mo., with Bro. Scott Jones officiating. 

Interment was at Oddfellows Cemetery in Fredericktown.

Condolences can be shared online at www.wilson-funeral-home.com.