Frankye Hutchins Obituary

Age - 84

September 11, 2023

Ararat, PA

Ms. Frankye June Hutchins, age 84 of Ararat, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, September 11, 2023. Ms. Hutchins was born on October 22, 1938 in Chatham County, North Carolina to the late Gratsie & Nina Bryant Sawyers. She spent her working years as a truck driver. She loved driving her truck. When she wasn't on the road, she enjoyed spending her time in her garden planting flowers. Those left to cherish her memory include her children, William "Buddy" Hutchins & wife Barbara, Terri Ratliff & husband Tim, Mark Hutchins, Mechale Johnson & husband Timothy; as well as seven grandchildren & eight great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Frankye was preceded in death by two of her siblings, James Sawyers & Gloris Moser. Committal will take place on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at Ararat Friends Cemetery at 10:00am. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home, 945 Zephyr Road, Dobson, NC 27017 Cox-Needham Funeral Home is respectfully serving the Hutchins family.

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