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(Bob) Hutchins

May 17, 1920 — Aug 14, 2011

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Funeral service for Robert L. (Bob) Hutchins, 91, Lawton, will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday in the Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church with The Reverend Patricia Kardaleff, Deacon, officiating. Mr. Hutchins died Sunday at his residence in Lawton. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Mr. Hutchins was born May 17, 1920 in Walters, Oklahoma. He was a graduate of Walters High School and attended the University of Oklahoma where he was president of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He entered the U.S. Army on June 20, 1941 and was discharged in 1946 with the rank of Major. He flew spotter planes for the artillery in North Africa and Sicily and returned to the United States from England as an instructor pilot. He married Lula Bell Hutchins on November 16, 1942 in Trenton, New Jersey. She preceded him in death. He was the owner and president of Lawton Novelty Company. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, golf and wildlife preservation and began fowl hunting at the age of 12 which led to his involvement with the formation of "Ducks Unlimited" in Lawton in 1971. He had served as Zone Chairman, District Chairman, State Chairman, Area Chairman, National Trustee, Trustee Emeritus, State Council Chairman and attended many state and national conventions with Ducks Unlimited. In 1996 he received the Conservationist of the Year award from the Oklahoma Wildlife Federation. Mr. Hutchins was a life sponsor in Ducks Unlimited, a life member of the NRA, a life member of the North American Hunting Club, a life member of the Santa Fe Trail Gun Club, a life member of the Oklahoma Wildlife Federation, a life member of the India Shrine Temple, a life member of the Whittington Center Gun Club and a life member of the Elks Lodge. He served on the Oklahoma Wildlife Commission District 6, had received his 50 year pin award in Masonry, served on the Lawton Lakes and Land Commission, was a charter member of Waterfowl U.S.A. and a member of Quail Unlimited and the Wild Turkey Federation. He was also a member of the American Legion, the National Chamber of Commerce and St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. He is survived by his companion, Mary Rowe; a brother, William (Bill) Hutchins; sister, Doris Ann Denman and her husband Robert; two step daughters, Debbie Rowe and Linda Marsh and her husband Ron; a step son, Larry Rowe and wife Peggy; four grandchildren including, Mark Marsh and his wife Jennifer and Matthew Marsh and his wife LaToyia; nine great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Ben Hutchins, Jr. and his wife Mayme, and a sister in law, Doris Lee Hutchins. Memorial contributions may be made to Ducks Unlimited, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church or to Promise Care Hospice.

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