January 6, 2012.
HUTCHINSON OBITUARIES
ROYAL “Hutch” HUTCHINSON, 86, went to be with his Lord and Savior
February 22, 2008. Mr. Hutchinson was born in Appling County, GA to the
late Jenny Carter and William Franklin Hutchinson. He is also
predeceased by his son, Johnny Hhutchinson. Mr. Hutchinson was a member
of Knotts Island Baptist Church where he became an ordained deacon in
1977. Hutch served his country in the United States Coast Guard where
he earned the rank of Chief before retiring. Upon his retirement Hutch
began a career as a commercial waterman for some 25 years because of
his love for the water. He later became a charter member of the Back
Bay Chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Hutch also was a charter
member of the Knotts Island Ruritan Club. He was a founding member of
the Knotts Island Fire Department where he was a past Chief. In 1996
Hutch was elected Knotts Island Community Citizen of the Year. Hutch
was loved by all who knew him. He knew no stranger and his generosity
was known by all who met him. He will be missed.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 60 years, Cassie Waterfield
Hutchinson; daughters, Kathy L. Aydlett and husband Vance, and Brenda
H. Hammaker; sister, Winnie Doyle; brothers, Lanis Hutchinson, Way
Hutchinson, and Billy Hutchinson; grandchildren, Mandi and Chris
Conner, Jason and Stephanie Roach, and Sabrina Aydlett; and
great-grandchildren, Christopher and Madisan Conner. The family will
receive friends Monday from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Knotts Island
Baptist Church. The funeral will be Tuesday at 3:00 pm at the church
with Pastors Chuck Mann, Jack Sauls, and Bobby Brinkley officiating.
Burial will follow at Knotts Island Cemetery.
CASSIE BELLE HUTCHINSON, 82, died January 4, 2012. Mrs. Hutchinson was born in Knotts Island to the late Wendell and Sallie Cason Waterfield. She was a member of Knotts Island Baptist Church where she had taught Sunday School for many years and served as the custodian for 30 years. Mrs. Hutchinson, or Mrs. Cassie, as she was better known, was a past President of the Knotts Island Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, had been active in the PTA, and the Knotts Island Ruritan Club, where she was known as the "Queen of fried peach pies" during the Peach Festival. She enjoyed cooking, canning, crocheting, and most of all caring for others. Mrs. Hutchinson had a heart of gold and was a surrogate mother and grandmother to many of her children's and grandchildren's friends. She was predeceased by her husband Royal "Hutch" Hutchinson and a son, Johnny Hutchinson. Left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Brenda Hammaker of Virginia Beach and Kathy Aydlett and husband, Vance, of Knotts Island; grandchildren, Mandi Conner, and husband, Chris, Jason Roach, and wife, Stephanie, and Sabrina Aydlett, and fiancé, Jason; great grandchildren, Christopher and Madisan Conner and Jon-e Aydlett; her very special companion, her sweet Chihuahua, Prissy; and all those who knew her and were touched by her kindness and love. The family will receive friends at Knotts Island Baptist Church on Friday from 6 until 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the church on Saturday at 3 p.m. Burial will follow at Knotts Island Cemetery.