ROBERT GEORGE (BOB) HUTTON OF VULCAN, ALBERTA PASSED AWAY MARCH 8, 2002 AT THE HIGH RIVER HOSPITAL AT THE AGE OF 72 YEARS, AFTER LOSING A FIVE YEAR BATTLE TO PROSTATE AND BONE CANCER.
BOB WAS BORN JUNE 11, 1929 AT VULCAN, THE ELDEST SON OF GEORGE AND ROBINA HUTTON. HE ATTENDED BOYNE AND ALSTON SCHOOL AND IN 1946 ATTENDED THE SOUTHERN ALBERTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IN CALGARY. ON MARCH 1, 1952 HE MARRIED NELLIE SALTER AND THEY BEGAN THEIR LIVES TOGETHER. THEY MOVED TO THE HENRY E. PEARCE FARM EIGHT MILES WEST AND FIVE AND THREE-QUARTER MILES SOUTH OF VULCAN IN NOVEMBER 1953 AND MADE THEIR HOME.
BELOVED HUSBAND OF WIFE NELLIE OF VULCAN, LOVING FATHER OF TWO DAUGHTERS DONNA (ALLAN) HORNBERGER OF VULCAN, DEANNA (BRIAN) WALKER OF CAYLEY, TWO GRANDDAUGHTERS CRYSTAL WALKER AND ROBYN WALKER BOTH OF CAYLEY, A SISTER SHIRLEY (GLEN) CAHOON OF PRINCE GEORGE B.C.,TWO BROTHERS JACK (ELSIE), JAMES (HILARY) ALL OF CALGARY, A SISTER-IN-LAW DARLENE WILLIAMS, BROTHER-IN-LAW DAYTON WILLIAMS BOTH OF VULCAN, AN UNCLE ALAN WYLIE OF INNISFAIL, NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
BOB WAS PREDECEASED BY A SISTER PATRICIA (GEORGE) DINGWALL, A NIECE SHARON DINGWALL, MOTHER-IN-LAW DORA SALTER AND HIS PARENTS.
FUNERAL SERVICE WEDNESDAY MARCH 13, 2002 AT 11:00 A.M. AT THE CENTRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST, VULCAN WITH PASTOR DOUG BARRIE OFFICIATING.
CASKET BEARERS LOUIS KOWALCHUK, JERRY STRAUSS, BRUCE HICKEY, DALE WYATT, DON VESTRUM AND BOB SOUTHWORTH.
INTERMENT VULCAN CEMETERY.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS TRIBUTES IN ROBERT’S MEMORY COULD BE MADE TO THE ALBERTA CANCER FOUNDATION 1331 29 ST. N.W. CALGARY T2N 4N2.
ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME. DIRECTORS. TELEPHONE 1-403-485-2633. E-MAIL CONDOLENCES TO vulcanfuneralhome@hotmail.com.