Katie Lorene Hutto

Mrs. Hutto will have a graveside service on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at 2 p.m. at Gray Cemetery, with Kilgore-Green Funeral Home directing. Hollis Alexander will officiate.

Mrs. Hutto began life in Fayette County in the farming community of Flat Woods where her father owned and worked a farm. Her mother, Pearl Smallwood Mullinax, and father, William Gaither Mullinax, raised eight children, Clyde, Clarence, Cranford, Clayton, Katie, George, Dora Edna (later married to Alfred E. Hill) and William Gaither, Jr. (known as Junior). Her parents and her siblings predeceased her. Because of her long life, Mrs. Hutto outlived most of her contemporaries including grandparents, uncles, nieces, cousins and friends.

Mrs. Hutto and her husband, Willard, raised four children Gary (Becky), Steve (Teresa), Johnny (Karan) and Darlene Jackson (Darrell). Her children survive her as well as the children of Steve, Johnny, and Darlene — Steve: Stephanie Smith (Robert) and David (Diana); Johnny: Josh (Mandy) and Jon Michael (Erin); and Darlene: Wendy Colvert (Allen) and Crystal Heatherly. Seven great-grandchildren remain as well as four (one deceased) great-great grandchildren.

Her long life allowed her to survive the Great Depression, live through World War II, the Korean Conflict, Vietnam, the sixties, and all of the other changes since her birth in 1932. She served her country 26 1/2 years as a military spouse and headed the household whenever the USAF deployed her husband to places like Southeast Asia.

She became a painter later in life and earned first place for one of her floral paintings from the Walker County Fair. Mrs. Hutto also enjoyed crocheting and took great delight in creating crocheted items as presents for family and friends. Because of her marriage and death of her parents, she was unable to continue her education and as a result read and studied her entire life.

Following the example of her children, she followed Jesus later in life. She attended various churches in Walker County until her health prevented attendance. Nevertheless, her love for the Lord manifested itself to all that knew her. The family finds comfort in that belief and know that she now resides in a place where no pain or sorrow exist and where her predeceased loved ones have gathered to greet her.

The family thanks Amanda Key and the staff at Cordova Health and Rehabilitation and Aveanna Hospice for her end of life care.