Orville Duane Hutchinson

Orville D. Hutchinson, 76, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2026, at University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City.

Orville Duane Hutchinson was born July 31, 1949, in Old Strawn, Kansas, the son of Samuel Andrew and Marian Hazel (Baxter) Hutchinson. He graduated from Lebo High School and attended Vo Tech.

Orville in his younger years, he farmed and later in heating and air. He then started working at Wolf Creek Nuclear Plant as a master electrician until his retirement.

He loved attending all sporting events for his sons and grandkids.

Orville will be forever remembered by his daughter, Cheyanne Hutchinson of Osage City; two sons, Cody (Katelyn Sloan) Hutchinson of Lebo and Chisholm (Kayla) Hutchinson of Lebo; five sisters, Pat Dalby of Burlington, Melva Selby of Emporia, Kathleen Hutchinson of Lebo, Sharyl (Bill) Bolyard of Osage City, and Joyce Nihiser of Virginia; two brothers, Leon (Beth) Hutchinson of Norman, Oklahoma and Marvin (Linda) Hutchinson of Wellsville, Kansas; seven grandchildren, Brooklyn Hutchinson, Alexis Hutchinson, Jade Hutchinson, Chase Hutchinson, Echo Hutchinson, Dixie Hutchinson and Austin Houston and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Donald, Samuel, Jack, Clifford Hutchinson and a sister, Eleanor Powell.

Funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, March 16, 2026, at Jones VanArsdale Funeral Home in Lebo. Cremation to follow services. Family will receive friends Sunday, March 15, 2026, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Samuel A. and Doris Hutchinson Scholarship Fund and sent in care of Jones VanArsdale Funeral Home, P.O. Box 43, Lebo, Kansas 66856.