Ernest Hutto

Decatur

Funeral for Ernest E. Hutto, 89, of Decatur will be Monday, August 22, 2011, at 4 p.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles "Chuck" Canterbury officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Mr. Hutto, who died Saturday, August 20, 2011, at Riverside Senior Living, was born July 14, 1922, in Vallejo, Calif., to Grady and Florence Hutto. Mr. Hutto served as a U.S. Navy Pilot in World War II and was a recipient of the Navy Cross. He graduated from Auburn University and worked as a dairy plant sanitation consultant. He was a member of the Good Fellowship class at Central United Methodist Church. His brother, Paul Hutto, preceded him in death.

He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Lola Hutto; one son, Jim Hutto of Decatur; one daughter, Susan Habercom of Pulaski, Tenn.; two grandchildren, Michael Moore of Mount Hope and Caitlin Hutto of Athens; and three great-grandchildren, Brian Moore, Madison Moore and Zachary Moore.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Central United Methodist Church, 616 Jackson Street SE, Decatur, AL 35601 or Hospice of North Alabama, 3311 Bob Wallace Avenue, Huntsville, AL 35805.