RUTLEDGE, Paul Francis passed away on December 4, 2020 after a long illness. He was born on July 19, 1934 in Newton to John Rutledge and Mary (O’Malley) Rutledge. His family moved to Wellesley where he graduated from Wellesley High School in 1953. He received his B.A. from UMass Amherst and a law degree from Suffolk Law School.
He is survived by four loving children Jean Paul Rutledge and his wife Sally, Melinda Hood and her husband Ben, Andrew Rutledge, and Jennifer MacLean and her husband Thomas, seven cherished grandchildren John Yoder and his wife Abby, Patrick Rutledge, Sara Rutledge, Lana Mellis and her husband David, Murphy Rutledge, Peter Kennedy, and Elizabeth Pancoast, great-granddaughter Charlotte Mellis, and brothers Michael Rutledge, Gerald Rutledge, and James Rutledge. He was predeceased by sisters Eliane McDonough and Patricia Keith and brothers John Rutledge, Jr. and David Rutledge. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.
Visiting hours at the George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home, 477 Washington St., (Rt.16) WELLESLEY, Thursday, Dec. 10 from 4-7pm. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Please follow all Covid-19 guidelines. A private Funeral Mass will be held in St. Paul’s Church, Wellesley, Friday, Dec. 11. Interment in St. Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury.