Cpl. Michael
Joseph Dutcher
Asheville - Cpl. Michael Joseph Dutcher, 22, was killed in action Thursday, September 15, 2011, in Helmond Province, Afghanistan.
He was the loving son of Teresa Gentry Dutcher and twin brother of David Timothy Dutcher. Cpl. Dutcher has now joined his father, David Dutcher, who died in 2005. He was also preceded in death by grandparents Harold Gentry and Paul and Betty Dutcher.
In addition, he is survived by his grandmother, Frances Gentry, and by several aunts, uncles, and cousins.
A funeral service is scheduled for 12:00 noon Friday at Trinity Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Ralph Sexton and the Revs. Allen Rash and Dwight Parrish officiating. Full military honors will follow at the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday at Trinity Baptist Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Jacksonville, FL 322356. (www.woundedwarriorproject.org)
The on-line register is available at www.grocefuneralhome.com.
Published in the Asheville Citizen-Times from September 18 to September 22, 2011
