F.H. “Harold” Hutton
Funeral services for F.H. “Harold” Hutton, 98, of Custer City, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Independence Methodist Church northwest of Custer City.
He died Sunday, July 23, 2017, at the Oklahoma Veterans Center in Clinton.
Francis Harold Hutton was born May 11, 1919, to Charles Henry and Mabel (Coleman) Hutton on the family farm in Independence, northwest of Custer City. He was raised and attended school in “Old Independence.” He started to farm with his father at an early age.
In 1940 Hutton moved to Los Angeles, Calif., and enrolled in Anderson Airplane School. Upon completion of the course he worked for Douglas Aircraft Company in Santa Monica, Calif.
He married Edith Marie Hantz Jan. 20, 1941, in California. The couple moved to Oklahoma in the fall of 1942.
On Nov. 3, 1942, Hutton joined the U.S. Army Air Corps and was inducted at Fort Sill. He trained as a Ball Turret B-17 gunner in Kingman, Ariz. He also spent some time at Vance Air Base in Enid, and served as a military policeman. He was stationed at Pyote, Texas, when the war ended.
After being discharged from the military he returned to Oklahoma, where he bought a farm northwest of Custer City near his parents.
Hutton farmed and raised cattle until ill health wouldn’t allow him to do the chores. He had been a custom harvester for many years and also built and constructed several elevators.
He lived in his home until the age of 97 and spent his last year in the Clinton Veterans Center.
Hutton was a member of Independence Methodist Church and the Masons. He enjoyed family get-togethers and being with his grandchildren and great-children.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; a sister, Audrey Mae Goucher; and a brother, John Henry Hutton.
Survivors include his daughters, Carol Wheeler of Custer City and Frances Harrelson and husband, Ronnie, of Clinton; a sister, Wilma Jean Oakes of Taloga; four grandchildren, Tracie Harrelson, Terry Harrelson and wife, Lisa, of Weatherford, Miranda Wheeler and Malinda Shelton; eight great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and other family members.
The service will be officiated by Richard Gene Oakes. Burial will conclude in a private ceremony at Custer City Masonic Cemetery under the direction of Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home.