Roderick Hutchins Obituary (2013)

TUSCALOOSA Roderick Hutchins, age 59, of Tuscaloosa, died Thursday, July 11, 2013, at Princeton Hospital in Birmingham. Services will be 9 a.m. Thursday, July 18, 2013, at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa with Pastor Leander C. Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Oak Memorial Park with Van Hoose & Steele Funeral Home and Cremation Services directing. Visitation will be today from 4 to 6 p.m. in the chapel of the Van Hoose and Steele Funeral Home. The body will lie in repose one hour prior to services at the church.Roderick was educated in the Tuscaloosa City Schools System and graduated in 1972 as a Druid High School Dragon. He retired from the B.F. Goodrich Tire Manufacturing Company in 2011 after 34 years of dedicated service. He worked in various departments and made some lifelong friendships. He leaves to cherish his memory a devoted and faithful wife, Bettye J. Hutchins of Tuscaloosa; one daughter, Lacondria Ashe (DeAndrea, Sr.) of Tuscaloosa; one son, Pierre Hutchins (Simone) of Valdosta, Ga.; his parents, Kirk and Willie Esther Hutchins of Tuscaloosa; one sister, Barbara Thompson of Tuscaloosa; two brothers, Kirk Hutchins, Jr. and Alphonso Hutchins, both of Tuscaloosa; six grandchildren, LaZabrian Brown of Tuscaloosa, Alexis Williams of Atlanta, Ga., DeAndrea Ashe, Jr. of Tuscaloosa, Timera Williams of Tuscaloosa, Malena Bailey of Tuscaloosa, and Kaliyah Hutchins of Erlangen, Germany; two stepsons, Timothy Williams (Mary) of Tuscaloosa and Jason Williams of Birmingham; and a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, an uncle, and other relatives; and his childhood friend, Johnny Gaitor.In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church Building Fund, 2002 5th Street East, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404.