Charles Andrew Hutchins, Jr.

Charles Andrew Hutchins, Jr. was born July 11, 1924 in Mt. Airy to Charles Andrew Hutchins, Sr and Docia Brown Hutchins. The family relocated to Winston-Salem where Charles, Jr. attended school, graduating from Gray High School in 1941. In 1942 he entered the military as an aviation student, serving in the Army Air Corps during WWII as a Combat Glider Pilot. He decided to make the military his career, and retired in 1970 having served in WWII, Korea, and the Vietnam War. His last assignment was in Munich, Germany, serving as Command Sergeant Major (E9) for the 66th Military Intelligence Group. Upon returning to the United States, he had a second career with the NC Department of Agriculture, retiring in 1976. For the next nearly 40 years, he traveled with his beloved wife Betty, who predeceased him in December of 2016, and both he and Betty played their favorite game of golf on many courses in the US, Mexico, Canada, and realized one of their longtime goals by playing St. Andrews in Scotland. Despite all their traveling, they always looked forward to coming back to Winston-Salem, and playing their favorite course Wilshire, where they lived. Charles was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Frances Motsinger Hutchins and second wife, Betty Denny Hutchins; brothers, Gene Charles Gray, Hal, Sam Hutchins, and by his sisters, Mabel Witherington and Evelyn Arant. He is survived by his sister Katherine Cox, and by his children, Jeffrey Hutchins and partner Charles Kovach of Pittsburgh, PA, Susan Hutchins Link and husband Jim of New London, NC and Robert Lewis and wife Rikki of Winston-Salem; three grandchildren, Jamie Link Harrington and husband Neal, Steven Link, Zachary Lewis and four great grandchildren. He is also survived by a large extended golfing family at Wilshire Golf Club, having played the course since 1967. One of his most cherished friendships was with owners, George and Lou Veech, and enjoyed their company for many years. A graveside service will be conducted with military honors at 11:00 AM on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at Woodland Cemetery with Rev. Bill Norris officiating. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care Center, 101 Hospice Ln. Winston-Salem, NC 27103.

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