Donald Ray Hutchison

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Donald Ray Hutchison, 67, 210 Peacock Road, Harrisburg, died 3:30 a.m. Friday, May 8, 2009, at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Mo.

Graveside services will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at Ledford Cemetery with the Rev. John Rogers officiating. There will be no visitation; those attending should go directly to the cemetery. Arrangements are in the charge of Gaskins-Jones Funeral Home, Harrisburg.

He was born Jan. 27, 1942, in Elizabethtown to William Ray and Oma Blanch (Dunn) Hutchison.

He was Baptist by faith and a member of the Odd Fellows. He was retired from being a union carpenter, working for Saline County Housing Authority and owning and operating Tri-City Janitorial.

He is survived by two sons, Steve (Tara) Hutchison and Joe (Tracy) Hutchison, both of Harrisburg; a stepson, Jonathan Long of Harrisburg; a stepdaughter, Melinda (Jimmy) Pappenfuss of Harrisburg; 12 grandchildren and a great-grandchild on the way; four brothers, Roy Hutchison, Gary (Sue) Hutchison, Bill (Hazel) Hutchison and Ronnie (Betty) Hutchison, all of Harrisburg; two sisters, Brenda (Larry) Moad of Harrisburg and Dorothy (John) Loy of Eldorado; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, William R. and Charles Hutchison; and a sister, Vivian Hubbard.