Mark McCutcheon

Mark Lee McCutcheon entered into rest Thursday night, September 1, 2005, in Chandler, Arizona.

Mark Lee McCutcheon was born September 5, 1971 in Columbia, South Carolina to Michael M. and LeAnn (Huntington) McAlpin. He entered into rest Thursday night, September 1, 2005, in Chandler, Arizona.

Mark was a graduate of Bethel Christian Academy, Norfolk, Nebraska. He attended Gateway Community College, Madison, Wisconsin. Mark proudly served in the US Air Force as a Firefighter III from July 1990 to April 1993.

Mark was deployed to Saudi Arabia in January 1991 in support of Operation Desert Storm for six months. Mark considered serving in the Air Force a very important honor in his life.

He has worked mainly in law enforcement at the Arizona Department of Corrections from April 10, 1985 to September 1, 2005. Mark was employed as a Sergeant while at the Department of Correction's facility and had recently passed the test and was qualified to become a Lieutenant. Mark was proud of the work he was doing at the Correctional Facility. Mark was an outstanding father to his son, Ethan Michael Spencer McCutcheon.

A favorite for Ethan and Mark was to go to the park and play ball. Ethan is three years old and he recognizes the baseball team names by their logos. Mark always made Ethan a priority in his life. He delighted in rough housing with Ethan. Family and friends were so important to Mark! He delighted in cooking special meals and entertaining his friends and family. Mark was a very caring, loving person.

He is survived by his son, Ethan Michael Spencer McCutcheon; Amy Soles, the mother of Ethan; his parents Michael and Leann McCutcheon; his sisters, Rebecca Gentry and husband Marcus and their three children; his brother Stephen McCutcheon; and his sister, Rachel McCutcheon. Mark received Jesus Christ into his life as a boy. He always chose "Love Lifted Me" as his favorite song at church. He was baptized by his father when he was ten years old in the Norfolk Christian & Missionary Alliance Church in Norfolk, Nebraska.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Merle and Margaret McCutcheon and his grandfather, Gerald McAlpin. Mark was the first born of twenty-three grandchildren in the McAlpin family. He was the first born of six grandchildren in the McCutcheon family.

Funeral services were held Saturday, September 10, 2005 at Eickemeyer Funeral Chapel with burial at Maple Hill Cemetery, College Springs. Eickemeyer Funeral Chapel of Clarinda was in charge of arrangements.