CMSgt. Joseph Calvin Hutchinson, Jr., USAF, Ret., 92, of Columbia, died Friday, January 18, 2013. Born June 7, 1920 in Exway, NC he was a son of the late Joseph Calvin Hutchinson, Sr. and Mordecie Hunsucker Hutchinson. Mr. Hutchinson was a veteran of WWII including The Battle of the Bulge and The Berlin Airlift. He also served during the Vietnam War. He retired after having proudly served 31 years, 7 months and 11 days. A member of College Place United Methodist Church and the McLeod-Guilds Sunday School Class, Mr. Hutchinson was an avid golfer, loved wood working and enjoyed volunteering with Meals on Wheels.

Survivors include his daughter, Lillian Rosetta (Harry) Hunter of Columbia; granddaughter, Teresa Lee (Glenn) O'Brien of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL; grandson, Harry Douglas Hunter, Jr., of Alexandria, VA; great-grandson, Connor Joseph O'Brien; sisters, Serena Wilson of Gainesville, GA and Polly Gathings of Charlotte, NC; as well as several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hutchinson was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Etheredge Hutchinson; brothers, Cecil and Mark Hutchinson; sister, Johnsie Caulder.

A funeral service for Mr. Hutchinson will be held at 1 o'clock, Monday, January 21, 2013 at College Place United Methodist Church with The Rev. Tiffany Knowlin officiating. Interment and committal service will be held at 1 o'clock, Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 o'clock, Sunday evening at Shives Funeral Home, 5202 Colonial Drive, Columbia.

The family suggests memorials be made to The Wounded Warrior Project, P. O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675 or to College Place United Methodist Church, 4801 Colonial Drive, Columbia, SC 29203.