Truemanville, Nova Scotia - (Denison, Texas, USA)
February 14, 1930 - November 7, 2024
Dorothy Evelyn (Baxter) Hutchison, age 94, passed to her Heavenly Home on November 7, 2024.
She was born on February 14, 1930 to loving parents Jessie (Bacon) and Arnold Baxter Sr. of Truemanville, Nova Scotia (NS), Canada. She attended Truemanville Elementary School followed by Amherst Senior School, where she passed the Provincial exams and earned a Teacher’s Class A license. At the age of 17, she began teaching grades 1-9 in one-room schools in Cumberland County, NS. At 20 years of age, she graduated from Nova Scotia Teachers' College in Truro, NS, and served as principal at a two-room school in Elderbank, NS. These were two successful and happy years.
While taking educational courses at Dahlhousie University, Halifax, NS she was encouraged to apply to teach at Gilbert’s Institute in Bermuda, a beautiful tropical island governed by the British and home to the United States Kindley Air Force Base. While there she met and married Howard Ensley Hutchison. Their first son, Danny, was born in Bermuda. Upon returning to the United States, Howard’s assignments took the family to San Antonio, TX; Burlington, VT; Manassas, VA; Tokyo, Japan; Rapid City, SD; and Perrin AFB, TX. Their daughter Judith was born in San Antonio, TX and their second son Jaye was born in Burlington, VT.
In Chofu (Tokyo), Japan she taught First Aid to high school students, worked at the Base Hospital, and assisted teachers at local Air Force Base schools. She clearly loved learning new things and reading books. In 1969, her family settled down in Denison, TX near Perrin AFB. She worked in accounting at Sears Roebuck Company for 20 years and volunteered at Texoma Medical Center/Hospital Complex for 20 years. In 1995, she and her husband built a new home on a farm outside Denison where they raised horses and cattle.
Because of her love of learning, Dorothy continued formal education at Grayson County Junior College and earned a full two-year scholarship to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. At Southeastern she excelled and graduated in the top 10% of her class in 1981 with a BA degree in Elementary Education. Her love of learning was instilled in their children; all of whom graduated from Denison High School and earned college degrees.
She was preceded in death by her parents Jessie and Arnold Baxter Sr.; sister Leita Clements; and brothers Arnold Baxter Jr., Donald Baxter, Ernest Baxter, and Guy Baxter.
Left to mourn is sister Elsie (Gerald) Richard of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada and sisters-in-law Betty (Ernest) Baxter and Barbara (Guy) Baxter of Truemanville, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is survived by son Danny (Mary) Hutchison of Purcellville, VA, daughter Judith (Michael) McMahan of Denison, TX, and son Jaye (Burlean) Hutchison of Linden, TX. Grandchildren include Jeremy (Jessica) McMahan of Flowery Branch, GA; Jordan McMahan (Joshua) Payne of Frisco, TX; Jessica McMahan (Bryan) Jacob of Aubrey, TX; Caroline Hutchison (Steve) Rice of State College, PA; Adam Hutchison of Purcellville, VA; Christopher (Lanay) Huff of Auburn, AL; and Brandon Huff of Fort Myers, FL. Great grandchildren include Ayden and Madison Payne, Evelyn and Owen Rice, Connor and Tyler McMahan, Hawken and Hannah Huff, Ensley and Everett Jacob.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at Waples Memorial United Methodist Church followed by interment of her ashes beside her husband MSgt Howard Hutchison in the military section of the Cedar Lawn Memorial Park cemetery (date pending). On Dorothy’s behalf, donations may be made to Waples Memorial United Methodist Church in Denison, TX.
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