Mr. Carroll Hoover Rutledge, age 81, of 201 South Georgia Ave., Bremen passed away Monday, October 5, 2009. Mr. Rutledge was born in Carroll County on August 10, 1928. He was the son of the late William Wash Rutledge and the late Mary Pearl Carroll Rutledge. Mr. Rutledge was a veteran of the United States Army and Navy, and was a retired heavy equipment operator. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by six sisters, Ruby Womack, Ruth Dewberry, Reba Holland, Martelle Payne, Ottie Bryant and Mae Moore; and two brothers, Owen Rutledge and Howard Rutledge. Survivors include his wife, Mary Sue Reeves Rutledge of Bremen; one daughter and son-in-law, Cathy and Bill Standifer of Bremen; one son and daughter-in-law, Tony and Rhonda Rutledge of Bremen; one sister, Audie Hutcheson of Bremen; two grandchildren, Meri Sampson and her husband Kyle of Missouri City, TX and Susan Standifer of Bremen; and a number of other relatives. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 2:00 P.M. from Hutcheson''s Memorial Chapel with Rev. Wesley Forrister officiating. Music will be rendered by Rodney Gallman accompanied at the piano by Maxine House. Interment will follow on Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 2:00 P.M. at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The Haralson County Veterans Association will fold and present the flag at the conclusion of the service in the Chapel. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday evening from 4:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1599 Clifton Rd., NE, Atlanta, GA 30329 (www.cancer.org) or to Tanner Hospice, P.O. Box 1136, Carrollton, GA 30112 (www.tanner.org). Hutcheson''s Memorial Chapel & Crematory of Buchanan is in charge of the arrangements.