Carol Whitehead of the Rutherford Institute dies suddenly

Carol Whitehead, editor, secretary and wife of Founder and President of the Rutherford Institute John Whitehead suddenly died this afternoon. She was the mother of five, including former C-VILLE staff writer and current contributor Jayson Whitehead.

She collapsed in her office during the first presentation of the Institute’s 2009 Summer Speaker Series, a talk by Operation Rescue founder and anti-abortion activist Randall Terry this morning.

Click here to read about Terry’s presentation.