William Vance Rutherford

Mr. William “Vance” Rutherford, 86, of Cana, VA, went to his heavenly home, Friday, January 7, 2022. He was born in Grayson County, VA, July 27, 1935, to the late Edgar Allen and Essie Mae Laxton Rutherford. Mr. Rutherford was a quiet man with a warm smile. He was a wonderful husband, a loving father, grandfather, and good friend. Mr. Rutherford was faithful member of Oak Ridge Baptist Church for many years. He was a master mechanic working in textiles throughout his career and retiring from Brown Wooten Mills. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Phyllis Ann Thornburg Rutherford; daughters and sons-in-law, Theresa and Rev. Dwight Sechrist, Delores and Kenneth Shumate, William Eugene Rutherford wife Pam, Lesa and Ronald Sizemore; stepchildren, Penny Bondurant and Rusty Worrell; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; several step grandchildren, and step great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters-in-law, Paul and Rose Rutherford, and Jimmy and Ginger Rutherford. In addition to his parents, Mr. Rutherford was preceded in death by a stepdaughter Leigh Ann Quesenberry; a sister Jean Gautier; and brothers Newton Cole, and C.E. Rutherford. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at Oak Ridge Baptist Church with Rev. David Sechrist and Dwight Sechrist officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. His body will lie-in-state at the church on Tuesday from 12:30 until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care, 401 Technology Lane, Suite 200, Mount Airy, North Carolina 27030 or Twin County Hospice, 963 E. Stuart Drive #2, Galax, Virginia 24333, or to Oakridge Baptist Church, P.O. Box 747, Cana, Virginia 24317. The family ask that everyone in attendance to please wear a mask and practice social distancing during the service.