Doris Rosalyn Fortune Obituary
We bid farewell to Doris Rosalyn Fortune of Germantown, Tennessee, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on May 6, 2024 at the age of 96. Doris Rosalyn touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her husbands, John Alfred Rutledge and Forrest Willard "Bunks" Fortune; her son John Richard Rutledge; her son-in-law Ernest Marvin Massey; her grandson Joshua Keith Massey; her parents, Johnnie Dilliard and Annie Dilliard; and her siblings, Wafford Dilliard, Clifton Dilliard, Mildred Dilliard Simmons, William Dilliard and Kenneth Dilliard.
She is survived by: her children, Charles William Rutledge (Sandra) of Germantown, TN, Terri Rutledge Stone (Art) of Flippin, AR and Rosalie Rutledge Massey of Bartlett, TN; her daughter-in-law Nancy Russell Rutledge of Hernando, MS.; her grandchildren, John Christopher Rutledge, Michael Shayne Dowdie (Beth), Wesley Alfred Massey, Ross Dilliard Rutledge, Rheagan Rutledge Harris (Philip) and Megan Rutledge Vincent (Brandon); and her great grandchildren, Austin William Harris, Blake Malone Harris, Gray O'Malley Rutledge, Sawyer Ross Rutledge, Carrera Nichole Rutledge, Mackensie Rosalyn Rutledge, John Richard Michael Rutledge, Kristen Lauren Rutledge, Kaden Nathaniel Rutledge, Mason Whobrey, Dillon Horn and Madison Tarter.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Colon Cancer Alliance, Germantown United Methodist Church or Hope Hospice & Palliative Care.
