Delberta Irene Rutherford

Delberta "Rocky" Rutherford, 88, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010.Private family memorial services will be at a later date. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St.Delberta was born April 10, 1922, in Atoka, Okla., to John and Dora Belle Shelton Stacy. They moved to Tucumcari, N.M., in 1932, then to Dalhart in 1995 and to Amarillo in 2008.A special thanks to Nancy and staff at Bivins Memorial and Twila, Alma and Sharon at BSA Hospice.She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Buzz Rutherford; a brother, Pete Stacy; four sisters, Lorna Stacy, Wilma Latham Bunch, Fay Heiser and June Shaw; a son, Arthur "Bud" Robison; a son-in-law, Frank Shephard; and a sister-in-law and best friend, Rosie Davis.Survivors include two daughters, Carol Ann Colquitt and husband John of Amarillo and Retta Shephard of Denton; three sons, Ron Robison of Denton, Rob Robison and wife Cindy of Carrollton, and Scooter Rutherford and wife Donna of Portales, N.M.; her granddaughters, Margo Burgess and Katie Adams, both of Amarillo, Jamie Rehm and husband Jason of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Kandance Blanchard and husband Paul of Albuquerque, N.M.; her grandsons, Ronnie Ray, Michael, Jeremy, James, Josh and Scot Robison, all of Dallas, Tyler and Shea Rutherford of Bowie, and Jacob and Dustin Rutherford of Portales; her great-grandchildren, Taylor, JC and Peyton Burgess, Austin and Charlie Rehm, Maggie, Olivia and Olliver Adams, Ryan, Christopher and Ruthanne Robison, Kaysen and Kaden Rutherford, and Levi, Sidney and Pace Blanchard; her nieces, Laverna Ellis, Tony (McKinney) Byrd, Doranna and Joe White of Tucumcari, Barbara McClain of Silver City, N.M., Stacy Howell of Midland, Cheryl and Murray Saul of Dalhart, Jackie and Robert Holder of Pueblo, Colo., Tina Bunch of Tulsa, Okla., Julie and Bill Jacobs of San Jose, Calif., Cyn LaBlue of Tacoma, Wash.; her nephews, Johnny and Susan Stacy of San Jon, N.M., Glen and Jacque Latham of Mesa, Ariz., and Jimbo and Shannon Shaw of Austin.The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79105; or a charity of choice.

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