Hutchins, Richard Franklin – 1944-2010

HUTCHINS, FAILOR, RAND

Posted By: JCGS Volunteer
Date: 12/10/2010 at 13:24:57

Richard Franklin Hutchins, 66, of 615 E. 18th St. N., a resident of Newton since 1947, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, at the Hospice of Jasper County Monarch Wing in Newton.
A funeral service is planned for 2 p.m. today, Dec. 6, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton. Memorials to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Iowa Chapter or to the Wittemberg Cemetery Association, Wittemberg Church or to Hospice of Jasper County may be left at the funeral home.
After graduating from Newton Senior High School in 1963, he served four years in the U.S. Navy as an engineman on the U.S.S. Wahkiakum County L.S.T. 1162. He received the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for the Dominican Republic.
Richard and Vicky were married June 7, 1969, at Wittemberg Church in Newton by the Rev. Harold E. Harryman from the First United Methodist Church.
Richard worked for the United Telephone System, GTE and Iowa Telecom until his retirement in 2006 after 38 years of employment. After retiring, Richard worked at the Iowa Speedway from 2007 to 2010.
Richard enjoyed hunting, fishing, and listening to jazz and big band music. He enjoyed having coffee with the guys at Midtown. He was a Scoutmaster for Troop 351. He was a member of The Newton Sky Kings, United Telephone System bowling team, IBEW, CWA Local 7172, charter member of the Go Kart Club, Glenn Miller Birthplace Society, American Legion Post 111 and the Jasper County Vietnam Era Veterans.
Survivors include his wife, Victoria L. (Failor) Hutchins; son, James Richard Hutchins of West Des Moines; daughter, Laura (Josh) Rand of West Des Moines; granddaughters, Mia and Zoë Rand of West Des Moines; grandson, Austin Michael Hutchins of Eldora; brothers, Rodney (Barb) Hutchins of Nevada and Russell (Sue) Hutchins of Maple Grove, Minn.; and dearest lifelong friend, Dennis Farland.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Virginia Hutchins. (Richard was born January 02, 1944.)
Source: Newton Daily News; Monday, December 6, 2010