HUTT, Raleigh E. (1918-2011)

HUTT

Posted By: Don Boucher (email)
Date: 2/26/2013 at 10:17:07

Obituary from The Des Moines Register newspaper, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA on 4-20-2011:

Raleigh Engle Hutt, Sr. passed away April 18, 2011 at the age of 92. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Thursday at McLaren's Chapel with burial at Norwalk Cemetery alongside his first wife, Sadie Foust.

Raleigh was born May 7, 1918 in Indianola, Iowa to Bryce and Bessie (Weston) Hutt, the third of six children. Raleigh married his childhood sweetheart Sadie Wanda Foust in 1940 and they were the parents of two children, Sandra and Raleigh Jr. After Sadie's death in 1967 he remained single until he met the second love of his life, Evelyn Jarnigan which he married in 1987. That marriage lasted until her death in 2002.

Raleigh worked at Chittenden Creamery and Cronks Coal Company both in Indianola as a young lad. After moving to Des Moines he worked at Bookey Feeds, Bookey Packing Plant #2, and Wilson & Sinclair Packing House where he retired. Raleigh enjoyed collecting antique gasoline engines. Raleigh is survived by his daughter, Sandra Freestone of Adel; his son, Raleigh (Cindy) Hutt of Des Moines; five grandchildren, Paula Thompson of Des Moines, Amanda (Aaron) Core of Indianola, Brice Hutt of Waverly and Renee Moore of Centerville; five great-grandchildren, Adam Thompson of Des Moines, Christopher Thompson of Adel, Brittany Moore and Michael Moore both of Centerville, and Aiden Core of Indianola; three sisters, Katherine Hubbel of Manassas, Virginia, Lucille Lord of Kansas City, Missouri, and Doris Woods of Myrtle Point, Oregon. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Frances Shippy and brother, Elwood Hutt.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at McLaren's Chapel. Memorial contributions may be given to his family.