William B. Hutchens
William B. Hutchens, 89, of Easton, Pa., formerly of Butler, died Saturday.
He was born Aug. 25, 1923, in Pittsburgh and was a son of the late George W. and Estella (Trainor) Hutchens.
His wife, the former Betty Stevens, died in 2008.
He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II in the European Theatre, receiving a Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with Three Oak Leaf Clusters.
He graduated from Robert Morris University in 1950, and was the owner of the Garden State (Union 76) Truck Plaza in Bloomsbury, N.J., from 1972 until retiring in 1997. Before that he was in banking at the Butler Savings and Trust from 1950 to 1961.
He had been a member of the Grace Lutheran Church, Butler, where he served on church council and as a scout master. He was also a member of IWSA; Victory Lodge 694, F & AM, Butler, and served on the boards of Warren Hospital, Vista Bank, now PNC, and the Minsi Trails Council BSA.
He is survived by a son, Scott Hutchens, who he lived with; a daughter, Joy Schreffler and her husband, David, of Dillsburg, Pa.; a daughter-in-law, Daune Hutchens; a sister, Patricia Bacher; six grandchildren; and two great-grandsons.
He was predeceased by brothers George Hutchens and Carl Rose.
HUTCHENS — Services for William B. Hutchens, who died Saturday, April 6, 2013, will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday in Butler Memorial Park Mausoleum, Evans City Road, Butler.The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton, is handling the arrangements.Memorial donations may be made to Joy El Camps at www.joyelcamps.org.Offer online condolences at www.ashtonfuneralhome.com.
