Richard Kendall Hutchcraft of Wytheville, Virginia died on September 12, 2024. He graduated from Rock Springs Wyoming High School and Montevallo University. He served in the United States Air Force and was with the Birmingham, Alabama police force for 39 years. He was a member of the Westside Baptist Church in Murray, Kentucky and a former trustee of Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Leeds, Alabama. His parents, Dalton and Virginia Bohart Hutchcraft and an infant brother preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Bobbie Owens Hutchcraft, his daughter and son in law Vicki and Brady Parks of Wytheville, Virginia, and grandsons and granddaughter in law Matthew Parks of Louisville, Kentucky and Michael and Hanna Parks of Clarksville, Tennessee. A graveside service for the family was held at Jefferson Memorial Gardens in Birmingham, Alabama. The family requests those who wish to express sympathy to consider making a donation to their favorite charity in Richard Hutchcraft’s name.