Ronald H. Hutchings, of Sparta, passed away Oct. 6, 2024, on his 82nd birthday, of Parkinson’s Plus disease and Multi-System Atrophy (MSA).
He and his identical twin brother, Donald, were born in Sparta to Tillman and Christine Jones Hutchings. He was the grandson of R.I. and Emma Davis Hutchings and George and Erma Fuson Jones.
Ronald was a graduate of White County High School and Tennessee Technological University. He worked 28 years as operator of the Sparta Wastewater Treatment Plant. Prior to that, he was owner of Ben Franklin Department Store, in Sparta. He was an accountant for the State of Tennessee, as a state auditor, and worked at Hutchings Lumber Company with his father. After retiring, he enjoyed spending time with his family. Ronald had a brilliant mind. He loved math and often would do algebra and calculus problems for fun in his spare time.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Tillman and Christine Jones Hutchings, and father-in-law and mother-in-law, Manford and Wilda Baker Sexton.
Ronald is survived by his wife of 52 years, Judy Sexton Hutchings; children, Christina Hutchings Savage and husband Mark, Lisa Hutchings; three grandchildren, Wade, Emma, and Blake Savage; brother, Donald Hutchings and his wife, Helen, and their sons, Steven and Dr. Jonathan Hutchings, and their families; sister, Patricia Broyles; in-laws, Donald Sexton, Annette and husband Dr. Tom Mouat, Landon Sexton and wife Faye; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral service was 1 p.m., Oct. 9, 2024, at Bear Cove Baptist Church, where he was a member. Burial followed in Hutchings Family Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Mark Savage, Wade Savage, Blake Savage, Steven Hutchings, Dr. Jonathan Hutchings, and Dewayne Howard.
Memorial donations may be made to White County Humane Society, P.O. Box 194, Sparta, Tennessee 38583.
Thurman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
