Sue Rutledge Elder Pulliam

Sue Rutledge Elder Pulliam, 87, passed away August 1, 2022 in Collierville, Tennessee. She was a member of New Bethel United Methodist Church, where she enjoyed singing in the choir. She was an avid photographer and enjoyed learning to ride horses. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Gillie Rutledge and Eileen Jackson Rutledge; her first husband, Raymond Leslie Elder and her second husband, John David Pulliam; son, Steven Leslie Elder; sister, Fran Rutledge Dilliard and brother, John Alfred Rutledge.

She is survived by daughters, Julia Ruth Elder Brewer (Samuel) and Kathy Elder Allison; step-daughter, Ann Murray (Steve); step-sons, David Pulliam (Sandra) and Wray Pulliam (Miriam); twelve grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren; five step-grandchildren and eleven step great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday August 3 from 5-7 p.m. at Collierville Funeral Home, 534 W Poplar Avenue, Collierville, Tennessee. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. at New Bethel United Methodist Church, 3730 TN-194, Rossville, Tennessee. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, gifts in memory of Mrs. Pulliam may be offered to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.colliervillefuneral.com for the Pulliam family.