Carol Ruth DeGlandon Hutson was a beloved Marine wife, Mother, Sister, Aunt, Grandmother and dear friend. She was promoted to heaven on September 16th, 2020. Carol was born in Austin, TX on February 28th, 1953. She attended Brentwood Elementary, Lamar Junior High and McCallum High School where she graduated in 1971 as a member of the National Honor Society and an officer of the Blue Brigade.
In the summer of 1972, she met the love of her life, Carter Lee Hutson and they were married on January 13th, 1973. For the next 23 years she supported her USMC officer husband while raising their son Coy Hutson and daughter Cari Hutson St. Marie enduring multiple family relocations and Carter’s lengthy deployments.
From 1981 to 1985, Carol pursued her passion for caring for others. While stationed at Twenty-Nine Palms, CA she was accepted into an accelerated Registered Nursing degree program graduating in 1983 with a 3.96 GPA. As a Home Health Hospice RN, Carol was instrumental in assisting many families with their loved one’s final days and peaceful passing’s. Perhaps this is where she developed her keen sense of humor during stressful times.
