Homer Danwood Hutchison, 94, son of Homer Miller Hutchison and Dina (Asche) Hutchison, was born on Oct. 16, 1919, in Cordova, Md. He died at the Kabul Nursing Home in Cabool, Mo, on June 17, 2014.
Homer was preceded in death by his wife, Bernice Evangeline Hutchison; his parents; 12 siblings; a son, Lee Brian Hutchison; and a daughter, Nancy Victoria Hutchison.
He is survived by two daughters, Deborah Eaton of Poway, Calif., and Cynthia Hutchison of Prairie Village, Kan.; seven grandchildren, Julie, Patrick, Bryant, Mark, Todd, Vanessa and Lee; and 10 great-grandchildren, Robert, Alexis, Isabel, Olivia, Abigail, Skylar, Clover, Aidyn. Eisley and Indy.
Homer grew up in the country near Queen Ann, Md., a middle child of 13 children. He joined the Navy in 1939 at 19 years of age. His salary was $21 per month. Homer took part in the invasion of France during WWII and served as a corpsman in the Korean Conflict and three tours as a medic during the Vietnam War. His military service included postings in Virginia, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Northern Ireland, England, France, California, Korea, and Washington, aboard the USS Point Defiance, Okinawa, Hawaii, Vietnam, New York, Iceland and Tennessee.
Homer married Bernice in 1945, when she was in the Army and he was a young sailor. Homer retired from the Navy on November 18, 1972. He then moved his family to a farm in the country between Houston and Cabool, Missouri. Homer liked the countryside and life on a farm. He loved to have a garden and enjoyed raising his own food. Homer and Bernice loved to travel in their motor home, especially to Florida in the winter.
Graveside services will full military honors were 1 p.m. Saturday, June 1, in Dykes Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Evans Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Dykes Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent to www.evansfh.com.
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