SMSGT. H. A. Hutchings U.S. Air Force, Retired

SMSGT H. A. Hutchings U.S. Air Force, Retired passed away at the age of 89. He is survived by his loving wife Shirley M. (Bourdon) Hutchings. He was born June 28, 1926 in Fort Towson, Oklahoma to Kenneth and Beulah (Shackleford) Hutchings. Mr. Hutchings is also survived by his seven children Debra Buehrer, Denise Clerico, Delores Smock, Diana Nichols, Donna Yackle Edward Hutchings and Theresa Schoenradt. Mr. Hutchings was also blessed with eleven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister Katherine Tiller and numerous nieces and nephews.

Mr Hutchings joined the U.S. Army Air Corp / Air Force on September 30, 1947. He went to Boot Camp at Lackland Air Force Base - Texas for basic training and attended Admistrative (A) School. He was assigned to a Food Service Detachment for one month. He participated in the Berlin Airlift in 1947 through 1948 and in 1950 he was assigned to Randolph AFB-Texas, Personnel Office for two years as an E-2 Service Clerk. He was stationed at Lowery AFB in Denver Colorado for Aircraft Training School. He was then stationed at Seymour Johnson AFB in Goldsboro, North Carolina where he was attached to the Fighter Interceptor Training Group for the AC119 Aircraft and the F101-F102 Gunship. He served a tour of duty at Phan Rang Vietnam in 1969 - 1970 and was Honorably Discharged from the U.S. Air Force in March 1971 as an E-8 Senior Master Sargent. After retiring from the Air Force in 1971, he began a successful career in real estate.

He was a dedicated family man whose great joy was his large and loving family and his love for our Lord.

Mr. Hutchings peacefully passed away at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He is now resting in the arms of our Lord and Savior.

Romans 10:9

Tribute to H.A Hutchings

June 28, 1926 - October 2, 2015

"He was a man

who was not born rich, but died rich.

He was a man

whose best friend and life companion was his wife.

He was a man

who was blessed by not seven, but nine children.

He was a man

who thanked God that his children

were in the loving and safe hands of their spouses,

who he loved as his own sons and daughters.

He was a man

who always said how much he loved his grandchildren,

and was proud of each and every one of them

and lived to see his great grandchildren.

He was a man

who loved and would protect his family at all cost,

while at the same time protecting his country

He was a man

whose heart was bigger than the body that carried it.

He was a man

who was respected by all who truly knew him.

Above all, he was a man

who is in the Hands of his loving Father

Thank You Jesus,

for this man who was this family's blessing from You."

Diana Hutchings Nichols

loving daughter

'That if you confess with your mouth that JESUS IS LORD and believe in your heart that GOD raised him from the dead, YOU WILL BE SAVED.'

A rosary will be recited at Colonial Funeral Home on Thursday, October 8th, 2015 at 7:00 P.M. Mass will be celebrated at St. John Neumann Catholic Church on Friday, October 9th, 2015 at 11:30am. Graveside service and interment will be at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery on October 16th, 2015 at 2:30pm with military honors.

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