Jane Rutledge Ladner, age 71, of Waynesville, NC, left this earth to soar with God’s angels on January 23, 2016. Jane was born to Martha Upchurch and James Madison Rutledge in Water Valley, MS. After graduating GHS in Greenwood, MS, she attended Delta State College until marriage. Jane was the loved and loving wife of Gerald Craig Ladner for fifty-two years, the caring mother of Gerald Craig Ladner, Jr. (d. 1968), Laura Katherine Ladner (Harwell) Jefferis, and Beth Ladner (d. 1991) and the doting grandmother “MamaJane” to Craig and Ellie Harwell. She is also survived by her sister, Ann Kyzar, nephew James Kyzar and niece, Sara Kyzar Cartee. Jane was a devoted follower of Christ, attending Providence (Presbyterian) Church, having served earlier as an Elder. Jane was an accomplished homemaker in Huntsville, AL; Cocoa Beach, FL; Slidell, LA, Cocoa, FL; and back to Huntsville, AL, raising her family while husband Gerry played with NASA rockets. They retired in 1997 to a log home in the Balsam Range of the Smoky Mountains for a bit of rest and relaxation and European travels.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 28, 2016 at Maple Hill Cemetery.
