Elizabeth Van Meter

Elizabeth Van Meter Hutchinson, 102, who was born in and lived in Winchester, KY, for most of her life, died at the Collington Life Care Community in Mitchellville, MD on September 27. She was the daughter of Nelson Prewitt Van Meter and Elizabeth Willis Van Meter of Winchester and was predeceased by sisters Anna Coleman Prewitt and Martha Duty and by brothers Nelson and Willis Van Meter, all of Winchester. Mrs. Hutchinson was a graduate of Pine Manor College in Wellesley, MA. She worked for the Frontier Nursing Service in the 1920's. She was active in Emmanuel Episcopal Church of Winchester for many years, serving as chair of the Altar Guild. for much of that time. At Collington, where she lived for the last 16 years, she was involved in flower arranging and hospitality. She was an avid bridge player and played until just a few weeks before her death. She is survived by a daughter, Anne Hutchinson Elsbree and her husband John, of North Bethesda, MD. and two sons, Pemberton Hutchinson of Wyndmore, PA., and Dr. James Hutchinson and his wife Kathryn of San Francisco, CA. She is also survived by ten grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren, four nieces and nephews and sixteen great nieces and nephews. Her marriage to the late S. Pemberton Hutchinson ended in divorce. A memorial services will be held at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 2410 Lexington Road, Winchester on Sat. Oct. 22 at 3 pm. Interment will be in the Winchester Cemetary. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Collington Fellowship Fund, 10450 Lottsford Road, Mitchellville, MD 20721. Guestbook at Legacy.com

From: The Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky.   October 1, 2005.

The material on the site is intended for free personal, non-commercial use. Commercial use of any of the materials presented on these pages is prohibited. Please do not consider any information on this site as a primary source, all data should be verified by you, the researcher. If you encounter any problems or have a question/correction, you can Email me at Scott Van Metre