Clifford Armstrong Cutchins III

Clifford Armstrong Cutchins III, 79, died on December 24, 2002. A native of Southampton County, Va., he graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Pacific Theater and returned to Franklin, Va., where he began a long and distinguished career in banking. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sovran Financial Corporation, now part of Bank of America. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Ann Woods Cutchins; and three sons, Clifford Armstrong Cutchins IV and his wife, Jane, William Witherspoon Cutchins and his wife, Caroline of Richmond, and Cecil Vaughan Cutchins and his wife, Anne, of Virginia Beach. He is also survived by two sisters, Keith Cutchins DeMoss of Nashvile, Tenn. and Katherine Cutchins Billingham of Syracuse, New York; and eight grandchildren, Sarah Cutchins Ewing, Ann Woods Cutchins, William Witherspoon Cutchins, Caroline Davidson Cutchins, Elizabeth Matthews Cutchins, Cecil Vaughan Cutchins Jr., Allison Armstrong Cutchins and Clifford A. Cutchins V. Mr. Cutchins had a long history of civic involvement in many state and local organizations. He was an Eagle Scout, was the recipient of the First Citizen of Norfolk Award in 1990, served as Rector of the Board of Visitors of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universuity, and in 1995 was awarded by Virginia Tech the William H. Ruffner Medal for outstanding service. He was an avid farmer and hunter in addition to his interest in banking. A graveside service will be conducted 10 a.m., Saturday, December 28, at Poplar Spring Cemetery in Franklin, Va. by Rev. Ira D. Hudgins, followed by a memorial service at 2:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Virginia Beach, located at 36th and Pacific Ave. by Dr. Dwight O. Christenbury. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Virginia Tech Foundation, (the Pamplin College of Business, the German Club Foundation, or the Virginia Tech Foundation), 312 Burruss Hall, Blacksburg, Va. 24061. H.D. Oliver Funeral Apts., Laskin Road Chapel, is handling arrangements.