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submitted by
Laurie Selpien

OBITUARY

FINAL RITES FOR
REV. HUTCHCRAFT

Funeral services for Rev. James Hutchcraft, 51 of Keens, were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday (today) at the Keens Community Chapel. Bro. Marshal Bullard and Bro. Ralph Bullock officiated with burial in Thomason Cemetery in Wayne City.

DIED IN WRECK

Rev. Hutchcraft was killed 3:45 p.m. Friday in an auto collision one mile west of Wayne City near Thomason Cemetery. Details of the mishap appear in another story in todays press.

Rev. Hutchcraft was born in Hamilton County Aug. 20, 1928, the son of Fred and Bessie (Wilkerson) Hutchcraft. He was married to Glenna Mae Jones, who survives.

Rev. Hutchcraft was not serving as a pastor of any church, but he had seved as pastor of Keens Community Chapel, a church which he helped organize.
He drove a school bus many years for Oak Grove School and later for Wayne City Unit District.

THE SURVIVORS

Surviving are his widow Glenna; his mother of Keens; two sons, Jimmy Dale and Steven, both of Keens; two grandchildren; two brothers, Wayne of Wayne City; and Willard, of Peoria; and five sisters, Wilma Martin, of Fairfield, IL; Wanda Lowery, of Wayne City; Dorthy Shell, of Keens; Velma Bailey, of Fairfield and Eva Bailey of Utah..