Charlie was my step-grandfather, although I grew up calling him grandpa. We had a wonderful service for him last Tuesday. His wife (my grandmother), Gladys M. (Bell) Woodruff Hutchcraft, died exactly 7 weeks earlier. Charlie was the son of Ellen Elizabeth Harrelson. His birth certificate lists his father as Otha Hutchcraft. Otha and Ellen officially divorced soon after Charlie's birth and Ellen then soon married Thomas Abraham "Abe" Parker. Charlie was then raised as a Parker by Abe and Ellen who subsequently had several more children. Charlie changed his name back to Hutchcraft upon entering the service for the Korean War and discovering that his birth certificate listed his name as Hutchcraft. So, he spent the rest of his life as a Hutchcraft. Besides his younger Parker siblings, he had an older brother James Logan Hutchcraft and an older sister Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Hutchcraft Allen Pettis, both deceased. We have done Hutchcraft and Parker Y-DNA testing. If anyone is interested in this aspect of the Hutchcraft or Parker ancestry, let me know. Mike -----Original Message----- From: Mickey Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 4:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ILHAMILT] HUTCHCRAFT OBIT Anyone know if he was related to Byrd and Minnie Hutchcraft? Mickey in Mt.Vernon --- On Fri, 3/19/10, BLS <[email protected]> wrote: From: BLS <[email protected]> Subject: [ILHAMILT] HUTCHCRAFT OBIT To: [email protected] Date: Friday, March 19, 2010, 11:14 AM Charles Hutchcraft, 76, of Arlington, Texas, passed away Friday, March 12, 2010. He was born March 28, 1933, in Hamilton County, the son of Otha Hutchcraft and Ellen Harrelson. The funeral was Tuesday at Hillcrest Church of Christ in Arlington, with interment in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Arlington Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to Hillcrest Church of Christ, 1401 Hillcrest Drive, Arlington, Texas 76010. Charles was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Army. On April 6, 1955, he married Gladys (Bell) Woodruff, who passed away Jan. 22, 2010. Charles was a hard worker until his recent retirement. Known for growing wonderful vegetable gardens, he was nicknamed "Farmer Charlie" by his co-workers, and his family ate well all summer and winter with the freezer full. He loved to camp, fish and watch westerns. Charles was faithful to visit family, and he was blessed to travel the U.S. and the world with his wife. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys, and a son, George R. Woodruff. Survivors include daughters Charlotte Hartzell and husband Doug and Rebecca Rollefson and husband William; sons Elmer Hutchcraft and wife June, D. Thomas Woodruff and wife Diane, and Phillip S. Woodruff; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; brothers Leroy Parker, Dwight Parker and Bob Parker; sisters Iona Kessler, Nadine Hunter and Arlene Parker; and numerous nieces and nephews. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List admin: [email protected] Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List admin: [email protected] Info/Archives: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/hamilton.html USGenWeb site: http://hamilton.ilgw.org ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message