RUMFORD – Arthur Hutchinson, 83, of Carthage, went home to be with his Lord and savior Monday, July 21, at the Rumford Community Hospital.

He was born in Carthage, Sept. 23, 1924, a son of Laforest and Cora (Snowman) Hutchinson and received his education in Carthage schools. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served during World War II, and was a member of the DAV and the Weld American Legion.

He was self-employed as a logger and farmer and received numerous ribbons at fairs in Maine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, for his oxen and milking shorthorns. He was a member of the Carthage Union Church, the Webb River Grange 108, and the state and national Grange, and was a former member of the Carthage Historical Society. He also had served his hometown as a selectman in 1953, road commissioner in 1948, and from 1959 until recently, served as fence viewer.

He is survived by his wife, Wilhelmina (Brown) Hutchinson of Carthage, whom he married March 29, 1948; their children, Lorna Hutchinson of Carthage, Leonard Hutchinson and his fiancé, Pam Bean, of Carthage and Gaylene Cooper and her husband, Mark, of Windham; 17 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; a nephew whom he raised, Harry Hutchinson of Andover; as well as several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by two daughters, Priscilla Harvey and Sherrilyn Scrutin; a son-in-law, Arthur Scrutin; a granddaughter, Emma Wilhelmina Hutchinson; five sisters; and three brothers.