Title	Mr.
Last Name	Hutchinson
First Name	Charles
Middle Name	S.
Maiden Name
Nick Name
Place of Birth	Atkinson, ME
Date of Birth	1855?
Place of Death	Dexter, ME
Date of Death	1939-03-05
Publication	The Eastern Gazette 3-9-1939, p.5
Obituary	Charles S. Hutchinson Charles S. Hutchinson, 84, one of the town's most highly respected and prominent retired business men passed away Sunday morning after a long period of ill health, at his home on Upper Main Street. He was born in Atkinson the son of Sumner and Frances Hutchinson and received his education in that town. He came to Dexter as a young man and for a time was employed at the Amos Abbott woolen mill, later entering the employ of Eben Tibbetts, a furniture dealer. When the business was sold to Charles H. Wyman, Mr. Hutchinson remained in the store as a clerk. A number of years later in company with Herbert Gates he bought out Mr. Wyman and the company went under the name of Hutchinson and Gates for twenty-five years. His son-in-law, the late Galen R. Ramsay was also a member of the firm. When Mr. Hutchinson reached his seventy-fifth birthday he retired from active business and his daily presence on the Main Street was greatly missed by his business associates and friends. He was deeply interested in all branches of the Masonic order and for more than thirty years served Penobscot Lodge, F. and A. M. as secretary. He was also a member of St. John's Royal Arch Chapter, St. John's Cornmandery, and Anah Temple, Mystic shrine of Bangor. Funeral services were held at the home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Kenneth R. Hutchinson of the First Universalist church officiating. A short Masonic service was also conducted by Henry Parsons of Penobscot Lodge. Interment will be at Mt. Pleasant cemetery. The bearers were Willis B. Ayer, Herbert M. Gates, Fred O. Herrick, Dr. H. L. Haskell, Joseph P. Rand, Elmer A. Fortier. Mr. Hutchinson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Buxton Hutchinson; two daughters, Mrs. Kathryn Ramsay, of Dexter and Mrs. Roy Davis of Danielson, Conn.; a grand-daughter, Mrs. John Davis, Jr., of Waltham, Mass; two grandsons, Richard Ramsay of Dexter;and Donald Davis of Danielson, Conn; one great grandson, Galen Andrew Davis of Waltham, and a brother, Dr. Chester P. Hutchinson, of Auburndale, Mass. Among those from out of town in attendance at the funeral services were Dr. Barbara Hunt, Charles Hutchinson, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Percival, Miss Laura Merrill of Bangor; Mrs. Florence Buxton, Horace Buxton of Pittsfield, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Buxton of Corinna, D. H. Buxton of Abbot, Mr. and Mrs. William Long of Portland, Fred Hutchinson of Atkinson, Angus Campbell of Sangerville and Mrs. Arthur Dyer of Dover-Foxcroft, Mr. and Mrs. Birney Moore of Hartland, Fred Hutchinson of Bangor.