Obit of Troy Bruce Hutchins (h325) - Grady County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gene Phillips 22 Aug 2002 ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ====================================================================== Duncan Banner 6/17/2002 Troy Bruce Hutchins STURGIS, Mich. — Troy Bruce Hutchins, 81, of Sturgis died Sunday, April 14, 2002, in Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers, Mich. Service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Kimball Chapel of the First United Methodist Church in Sturgis with the Rev. Lowell Walsworth, the Rev. Keith Treman and the Rev. Robert Keim officiating. Graveside service will follow in Fort Custer National Cemetery in Augusta, Mich. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today in Hackman-Fogleson Funeral Home in Sturgis. Mr. Hutchins was born on Jan. 31, 1921, in Harold, Texas, to Judge and Minnie Ross Hutchins. He married Katherine Roberson on May 5, 1946, in Hoppkinsville. She preceded him in death on Dec. 6, 1995. Mr. Hutchins retired from the Mobil Oil Co. after many years of dedicated employment. He was a veteran of World War II, serving as a tank driver in the U.S. Army. He earned the rank of Tec-5 and was awarded the Bronze Star and the World War II Victory Medal. He was a dedicated father and grandpaw and was active as a Cub Scout and Boy Scout Leader and a Little League Coach. He had resided in Sturgis for a year and a half, coming from Duncan. He had previously lived in Chickasha. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, DeWayne and Brenda Bowen Hutchins of Sturgis; a granddaughter, Kim Pack of Weatherford; a niece, Mary Sachse and her husband, Jim, of San Antonio, Texas; and loving and caring friends, Truman and Laura Schrock of Thomas. He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant daughter; and a daughter, Jana Hutchins. Memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church in Sturgis.