Ethel Elder Hutchinson, 88, of Tifton passed away Monday, June 21, 2004, at Southern Care Assisted Living in Tifton. Her funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 23, 2004, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Dr. Fred Evers and the Rev. Eddie Allen officiating. Mrs. Hutchinson was laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Mrs. Hutchinson's great-nephews served as pallbearers.
Born February 23, 1916, in Crisp County, Mrs. Hutchinson was the daughter of the late William Joseph Elder and Bessie Jacobs Elder. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James Mason Hutchinson, who passed away in 1962; and two sisters. Before retiring, she worked at the Georgia Agrirama in Tifton; and she was a member of Northside Baptist Church in Tifton.
Mrs. Hutchinson is survived by one daughter, Gail Hutchinson Chapman of Signal Mountain, Tennessee; two sisters, Mary Will McGriff of Tifton and Florence Lewis of Cordele; one grandson and his wife, Bill and Joanne Chapman of Orange Park, Florida; several beloved nieces and nephews.