Amy Elizabeth Shutt

SHUTT, HEMPHILL, CROZIER

Posted By: David L. Skipton (email)
Date: 1/2/2010 at 19:43:33

Amy Elizabeth Shutt, 81, of Oakville, Iowa, died Wednesday morning, Sept. 2, 1998, at the Morning Sun Care Center.

She was born Jan. 26, 1917, at Duncanville, Ill. Her parents were the Rev. William Hunter Hemphill from County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and Ivy May Crozier, a teacher from Brownsville, Ill.

She grew up in Illinois, Ohio, and Iowa, having graduated from Red Oak High School and Red Oak Junior College. She taught schools beginning in rural Washington Bounty, then Lone Tree, Oakville, Prairie Point, Huron, and Burlington for a total of 31 years and for 10 years was a substitute teacher.

She met Stanley Schutt at Oakville and they were married August 18, 1943, at her mother's home in Ainsworth, Iowa.

She was a member of the United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women at Oakville. She taught an adult Sunday School Class for more than 40 years and was the choir director and the Sunday School superintendent for many years. Singing and church were very important parts of her life. She also was a member of the Louisa County Historical Society. During her retirement she served as the director for the Toolesboro Historical Indian Mounds facility.

Survivors include her husband, Stanley; two sons, W. Wes Shutt of Oakville and Todd H. Shutt of Wapello; and five grandchildren, Dana, Deanna, Adam, Lindsey and Matt.

She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and two sisters.

The funeral service for Amy Shutt was held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, 1998, at the United Methodist Church at Oakville with the Rev. Chris Thomas officiating. Music was provided by Elaine Swank as organist and John Zippe as vocalist.

Burial followed at the Edwards Cemetery at Oakville. The pallbearers were Cody Grooms, John Ball, Ted Gerst, Paul Gustison, Bob Hemphill and Dave McCulley. Honarary attendants were Irene Gerst, Lee Siegle, Clara Wykert, Esther Brown, Katheryn Wykert, Elaine Swank and Joyce Staats.

Visitation was Friday at the Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home in Wapello, where the family met with friends from 6 to 8 p.m./

A memorial fund has been established.