Jessie Charles "JC" Rutherford

November 10, 1930 - March 17, 2022

Jessie Charles “JC” Rutherford, 91, recently of Overland Park, Kansas and long term resident of Cape County, MO, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2022 at Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park. He was born Nov. 10, 1930 in Tuscumbia, Alabama to the late Herbert John and Magnolia "Nola" Smith Rutherford. Jessie proudly served in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged in 1953. He and Jacqueline "Jackie" Williams were united in marriage Feb. 19, 1956 in Independence, Missouri. They shared 66 years together. Jessie was sole proprietor of a large drywall company in the Chicago, Illinois area until moving to Cape Girardeau in 1971. In Cape, he continued in the construction business as well as owning and operating a successful cattle and row crop farm. He later moved to Oak Ridge then to Jackson until recently when he relocated to Overland Park, Kansas to be closer to his family. He was a member of First General Baptist Church in Cape. Loving survivors include his wife, Jackie Rutherford of Overland Park, Kansas; daughter, Jo Carol of Palm City, Florida and sons, Jeffrey Charles of Riverview, Florida and James Curtis of Overland Park, Kansas; brother, Aubrey Rutherford of Millersville, Missouri; sister, Betty Stockton of Catron, Missouri; grandson, James Rutherford Johnston of Raleigh North Carolina, granddaughters, Janelle Christine, Julie Cailyn and Jenna Catherine Rutherford all of Overland Park, Kansas, and great granddaughters, Eva Mei and Maren Yen Johnston of Raleigh, North Carolina. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Milton Rutherford. Visitation will be Friday, April 1st from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel. Funeral service will be Saturday, April 2nd at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Keith Luke officiating. Entombment with full military honors will follow at Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be given to Diabetes Action Research and Education Foundation.