I am indebted to "Claire" of Find a Grave, who supplied the photograph of Malcom's grave marker, and who kindly went back to confirm the connection between the three Rutherford markers. She apologizes for not having grass clippers with her on this occasion...
The markers from left to right are for Bobby (Pauline) Rutherford (first wife), Eleanor Rutherford (second wife) and Malcom Rutherford. You can see the markers more clearly if you check the Find a Grave site with the information supplied in the original article.
The dates for Eleanor are strongly suspect, but this is not uncommon with grave stones when they are put in place some time after the person has died. The question remains as to who arranged for and paid for the stones for Malcom ("in loving memory") and Eleanor. The Ancestry site indicates that Eleanor had family from her first marriage. They are listed as "private" which may well mean they are still alive.
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I recently had contact from the daughter in law of Eleanor Rutherford, in a belated answer to an Ancestry site query. She said that Eleanor's son from her first marriage to Jacques Nedell visited Malcom after Eleanor died, but was turned away at the door by an "unknown female" and never went back. So it wasn't Eleanor's family who supplied the three grave markers after Malcom died. The mystery continues.
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