Gillian Ellen Rutledge Obituary

Name: Visitation
Start: 2025-03-22T16:00:00
End: 2025-03-22T17:00:00
Location: First Baptist Church of Polk City

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Gillian Ellen Rutledge in Lakeland, Florida, who passed away on March 14, 2025, at the age of 76, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Cecil Smith and Phyllis Smith; her husband Cliff; her son Lee; her daughter-in-law Bonnie; her sister Linda Lawton; and her great grandchildren, Sofia, Evan, Simon Joshua, Henry Lee, Ellie, Harrison, Theodore and Gillian Newsome.

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Mar 22

Visitation

First Baptist Church of Polk City
212 Hamolia Ave, Polk City, FL 33868

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Mar 22

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First Baptist Church of Polk City
212 Hamolia Ave, Polk City, FL 33868

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