John Edward Offutt, 73, of Sahuarita, Ariz., passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, from complications of congestive heart failure and valley fever, a lung disease.
John was born April 2, 1942, in El Dorado. He was the son of J.C. Offutt and Foster Nixon Offutt, who preceded him in death in 2001 and 1971, respectively. His older brother, Don, passed away two months ago on Oct. 25.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth (Beth) Offutt; his nephews and their wives, Jeff and Sandra Offutt of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Mark and Karen Offutt of Austin, Texas; his five grand-nephews, Justin, William, Karl, Dylan, and Benjamin; his younger brother, David Offutt, of El Dorado, AR, his son Charles (by his first marriage), and three grandchildren, Xavier, Lauren, and Evan of Fairfield, CA.
John was a graduate of El Dorado High School in the class of 1960. He was last in El Dorado for the 50th class reunion in October 2010. He also attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville before deciding to join the Air Force. While in high school, John became interested in photography, and the Air Force sent him to its photography school. Stationed in Turkey, he honed his photography skills until his four-year enlistment was up and became a free-lance photographer in civilian life.
He met his wife, Beth, in Oakland, Calif. She worked for the U.S. Postal System until her retirement, so they moved to wherever she could transfer. From Oakland to Santa Fe, N.M., to Grand Junction, Colo., to Tucson, Ariz., John and Beth retired to Sahuarita, just south of Tucson, to enjoy living in the desert where they felt most at home.
John will be cremated, and his ashes will be mixed with the ashes of his Rocky Mountain gray wolf, Pavi, and those of his late cats, whom he loved so much. Without ceremony, Beth will scatter their ashes, probably at one of the many wilderness sites where they enjoyed visiting, backpacking and camping.
John was an interesting person – and quite unique.
John was born April 2, 1942, in El Dorado. He was the son of J.C. Offutt and Foster Nixon Offutt, who preceded him in death in 2001 and 1971, respectively. His older brother, Don, passed away two months ago on Oct. 25.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth (Beth) Offutt; his nephews and their wives, Jeff and Sandra Offutt of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Mark and Karen Offutt of Austin, Texas; his five grand-nephews, Justin, William, Karl, Dylan, and Benjamin; his younger brother, David Offutt, of El Dorado, AR, his son Charles (by his first marriage), and three grandchildren, Xavier, Lauren, and Evan of Fairfield, CA.
John was a graduate of El Dorado High School in the class of 1960. He was last in El Dorado for the 50th class reunion in October 2010. He also attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville before deciding to join the Air Force. While in high school, John became interested in photography, and the Air Force sent him to its photography school. Stationed in Turkey, he honed his photography skills until his four-year enlistment was up and became a free-lance photographer in civilian life.
He met his wife, Beth, in Oakland, Calif. She worked for the U.S. Postal System until her retirement, so they moved to wherever she could transfer. From Oakland to Santa Fe, N.M., to Grand Junction, Colo., to Tucson, Ariz., John and Beth retired to Sahuarita, just south of Tucson, to enjoy living in the desert where they felt most at home.
John will be cremated, and his ashes will be mixed with the ashes of his Rocky Mountain gray wolf, Pavi, and those of his late cats, whom he loved so much. Without ceremony, Beth will scatter their ashes, probably at one of the many wilderness sites where they enjoyed visiting, backpacking and camping.
John was an interesting person – and quite unique.
John Edward Offutt, 73, of Sahuarita, Ariz., passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, from complications of congestive heart failure and valley fever, a lung disease.
John was born April 2, 1942, in El Dorado. He was the son of J.C. Offutt and Foster Nixon Offutt, who preceded him in death in 2001 and 1971, respectively. His older brother, Don, passed away two months ago on Oct. 25.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth (Beth) Offutt; his nephews and their wives, Jeff and Sandra Offutt of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Mark and Karen Offutt of Austin, Texas; his five grand-nephews, Justin, William, Karl, Dylan, and Benjamin; his younger brother, David Offutt, of El Dorado, AR, his son Charles (by his first marriage), and three grandchildren, Xavier, Lauren, and Evan of Fairfield, CA.
John was a graduate of El Dorado High School in the class of 1960. He was last in El Dorado for the 50th class reunion in October 2010. He also attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville before deciding to join the Air Force. While in high school, John became interested in photography, and the Air Force sent him to its photography school. Stationed in Turkey, he honed his photography skills until his four-year enlistment was up and became a free-lance photographer in civilian life.
He met his wife, Beth, in Oakland, Calif. She worked for the U.S. Postal System until her retirement, so they moved to wherever she could transfer. From Oakland to Santa Fe, N.M., to Grand Junction, Colo., to Tucson, Ariz., John and Beth retired to Sahuarita, just south of Tucson, to enjoy living in the desert where they felt most at home.
John will be cremated, and his ashes will be mixed with the ashes of his Rocky Mountain gray wolf, Pavi, and those of his late cats, whom he loved so much. Without ceremony, Beth will scatter their ashes, probably at one of the many wilderness sites where they enjoyed visiting, backpacking and camping.
John was an interesting person – and quite unique.
John was born April 2, 1942, in El Dorado. He was the son of J.C. Offutt and Foster Nixon Offutt, who preceded him in death in 2001 and 1971, respectively. His older brother, Don, passed away two months ago on Oct. 25.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth (Beth) Offutt; his nephews and their wives, Jeff and Sandra Offutt of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Mark and Karen Offutt of Austin, Texas; his five grand-nephews, Justin, William, Karl, Dylan, and Benjamin; his younger brother, David Offutt, of El Dorado, AR, his son Charles (by his first marriage), and three grandchildren, Xavier, Lauren, and Evan of Fairfield, CA.
John was a graduate of El Dorado High School in the class of 1960. He was last in El Dorado for the 50th class reunion in October 2010. He also attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville before deciding to join the Air Force. While in high school, John became interested in photography, and the Air Force sent him to its photography school. Stationed in Turkey, he honed his photography skills until his four-year enlistment was up and became a free-lance photographer in civilian life.
He met his wife, Beth, in Oakland, Calif. She worked for the U.S. Postal System until her retirement, so they moved to wherever she could transfer. From Oakland to Santa Fe, N.M., to Grand Junction, Colo., to Tucson, Ariz., John and Beth retired to Sahuarita, just south of Tucson, to enjoy living in the desert where they felt most at home.
John will be cremated, and his ashes will be mixed with the ashes of his Rocky Mountain gray wolf, Pavi, and those of his late cats, whom he loved so much. Without ceremony, Beth will scatter their ashes, probably at one of the many wilderness sites where they enjoyed visiting, backpacking and camping.
John was an interesting person – and quite unique.
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