William Herbert McNutt passed away on December 10, 2016, in San Antonio, Texas, in the loving arms of his caregiver of many months, Celeste Mann, his daughter, and granddaughter Veronica Wren.
He was 91 years old. He is survived by three daughters, Deb Badger of Ogden, Utah, Carlotta (Corkylotta) Francis of Farmington, New Mexico, and Celeste Mann of San Antonio, Texas.
He was born October 18, 1925, to William Hugh McNutt and Cynthia Lorene Gunn. At an early age, our dad and grandfather milked cows, and delivered the milk by wagon. He picked cotton in season, worked in a service station, and finally worked in the oil fields. He grew up in Coleman, Texas, and at 17 joined the U.S. Army, and was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Paratroopers.
As a Platoon Sergeant, his first involvement in WWII was when his unit, Company C, 517th, parachuted behind enemy lines during the D-Day Normandy invasion. He participated in the famous campaigns of Operation Market Garden depicted in the film “A Bridge Too Far” and the Battle of the Bulge. Our dad was deeply touched to have been part of General George Patton’s unit when it freed the American POWs from the Nazi camps. He participated in liberating prisoners from six German POW camps. In his final battle of WWII, he fought against the Russian army south of Berlin. Although history states there was confusion on the battlefield when Russians were thought to be Germans and Germans were thought to be Russians, our dad said later: “That may be what history stated…but we knew who we were fighting!”
After that battle, Dad was put on a ship back to the United States to be retrained to fight in the Pacific war against Japan when the “Victory Over Japan” was announced, ending the war.
Upon returning from war, he met and married Bernice Imogene Squyres. They had three daughters: Deborah, Carlotta (Corkylotta), and Celeste.
Dad then went to work in the oil fields, following rigs around to at least twenty west Texas towns with the family in tow before Deb was five years old. Within a few short years of arriving in Farmington, New Mexico, he established McNutt Tool Co. Inc. Fishing and Rental Tools. He had extraordinary skills in fishing tools out of oil wells, and was in demand for these talents by the government and big oil, both here and abroad. But he said he liked the USA, and wouldn’t leave the country for work again. He built a very successful business by tremendous effort and hard work.
He was “on” 24/7 working a life that wasn’t really that much easier than getting up cold mornings to milk and deliver milk, or picking cotton in the hot sun all day. After selling his business, he was involved in many other successful business endeavors.
When his son-in-law Ronnie Lee died in 1981, Dad became a substitute father to his five young granddaughters. He would drive to the country to help them get ready for school, and bring them into town to the elementary school three blocks from the McNutt home. He said he had a new use for his fingers—they were for the grandkids to hold onto.
Every Friday night was McDonald’s night. The grandchildren stayed overnight with mom and dad and went out to eat. When they got home, they were allowed to put curlers in Dad’s hair and he made them homemade hot chocolate.
He fought a good fight to the very end of his life, never complaining though he had many painful afflictions.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Bernice McNutt; his son-in-law, Ronnie Lee; one grandson, Virgil Thomas Francis; two brothers, Raymond and J.C. McNutt; and one sister, Nina Ruth McNutt. He will be missed by his daughters, his 7 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren.
The family would especially like to thank Carla Colton, who danced with dad, got him to sing even in his final months and always got the biggest smile from him.
The family thanks San Antonio Home, Health and Hospice for their wonderful support, and Ingrid and Maria for their loving care during dad’s final time here on earth.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Shriners Hospital, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, Florida, 33607 or to the Paralyzed Veterans of America, 801 18th St. NW, Washington, D.C, 20006.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 6, 2017, at the Farmington Funeral Home, 2111 W. Apache St. in Farmington, NM.
He was 91 years old. He is survived by three daughters, Deb Badger of Ogden, Utah, Carlotta (Corkylotta) Francis of Farmington, New Mexico, and Celeste Mann of San Antonio, Texas.
He was born October 18, 1925, to William Hugh McNutt and Cynthia Lorene Gunn. At an early age, our dad and grandfather milked cows, and delivered the milk by wagon. He picked cotton in season, worked in a service station, and finally worked in the oil fields. He grew up in Coleman, Texas, and at 17 joined the U.S. Army, and was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Paratroopers.
As a Platoon Sergeant, his first involvement in WWII was when his unit, Company C, 517th, parachuted behind enemy lines during the D-Day Normandy invasion. He participated in the famous campaigns of Operation Market Garden depicted in the film “A Bridge Too Far” and the Battle of the Bulge. Our dad was deeply touched to have been part of General George Patton’s unit when it freed the American POWs from the Nazi camps. He participated in liberating prisoners from six German POW camps. In his final battle of WWII, he fought against the Russian army south of Berlin. Although history states there was confusion on the battlefield when Russians were thought to be Germans and Germans were thought to be Russians, our dad said later: “That may be what history stated…but we knew who we were fighting!”
After that battle, Dad was put on a ship back to the United States to be retrained to fight in the Pacific war against Japan when the “Victory Over Japan” was announced, ending the war.
Upon returning from war, he met and married Bernice Imogene Squyres. They had three daughters: Deborah, Carlotta (Corkylotta), and Celeste.
Dad then went to work in the oil fields, following rigs around to at least twenty west Texas towns with the family in tow before Deb was five years old. Within a few short years of arriving in Farmington, New Mexico, he established McNutt Tool Co. Inc. Fishing and Rental Tools. He had extraordinary skills in fishing tools out of oil wells, and was in demand for these talents by the government and big oil, both here and abroad. But he said he liked the USA, and wouldn’t leave the country for work again. He built a very successful business by tremendous effort and hard work.
He was “on” 24/7 working a life that wasn’t really that much easier than getting up cold mornings to milk and deliver milk, or picking cotton in the hot sun all day. After selling his business, he was involved in many other successful business endeavors.
When his son-in-law Ronnie Lee died in 1981, Dad became a substitute father to his five young granddaughters. He would drive to the country to help them get ready for school, and bring them into town to the elementary school three blocks from the McNutt home. He said he had a new use for his fingers—they were for the grandkids to hold onto.
Every Friday night was McDonald’s night. The grandchildren stayed overnight with mom and dad and went out to eat. When they got home, they were allowed to put curlers in Dad’s hair and he made them homemade hot chocolate.
He fought a good fight to the very end of his life, never complaining though he had many painful afflictions.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Bernice McNutt; his son-in-law, Ronnie Lee; one grandson, Virgil Thomas Francis; two brothers, Raymond and J.C. McNutt; and one sister, Nina Ruth McNutt. He will be missed by his daughters, his 7 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren.
The family would especially like to thank Carla Colton, who danced with dad, got him to sing even in his final months and always got the biggest smile from him.
The family thanks San Antonio Home, Health and Hospice for their wonderful support, and Ingrid and Maria for their loving care during dad’s final time here on earth.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Shriners Hospital, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, Florida, 33607 or to the Paralyzed Veterans of America, 801 18th St. NW, Washington, D.C, 20006.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 6, 2017, at the Farmington Funeral Home, 2111 W. Apache St. in Farmington, NM.
William Herbert McNutt passed away on December 10, 2016, in San Antonio, Texas, in the loving arms of his caregiver of many months, Celeste Mann, his daughter, and granddaughter Veronica Wren.
He was 91 years old. He is survived by three daughters, Deb Badger of Ogden, Utah, Carlotta (Corkylotta) Francis of Farmington, New Mexico, and Celeste Mann of San Antonio, Texas.
He was born October 18, 1925, to William Hugh McNutt and Cynthia Lorene Gunn. At an early age, our dad and grandfather milked cows, and delivered the milk by wagon. He picked cotton in season, worked in a service station, and finally worked in the oil fields. He grew up in Coleman, Texas, and at 17 joined the U.S. Army, and was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Paratroopers.
As a Platoon Sergeant, his first involvement in WWII was when his unit, Company C, 517th, parachuted behind enemy lines during the D-Day Normandy invasion. He participated in the famous campaigns of Operation Market Garden depicted in the film “A Bridge Too Far” and the Battle of the Bulge. Our dad was deeply touched to have been part of General George Patton’s unit when it freed the American POWs from the Nazi camps. He participated in liberating prisoners from six German POW camps. In his final battle of WWII, he fought against the Russian army south of Berlin. Although history states there was confusion on the battlefield when Russians were thought to be Germans and Germans were thought to be Russians, our dad said later: “That may be what history stated…but we knew who we were fighting!”
After that battle, Dad was put on a ship back to the United States to be retrained to fight in the Pacific war against Japan when the “Victory Over Japan” was announced, ending the war.
Upon returning from war, he met and married Bernice Imogene Squyres. They had three daughters: Deborah, Carlotta (Corkylotta), and Celeste.
Dad then went to work in the oil fields, following rigs around to at least twenty west Texas towns with the family in tow before Deb was five years old. Within a few short years of arriving in Farmington, New Mexico, he established McNutt Tool Co. Inc. Fishing and Rental Tools. He had extraordinary skills in fishing tools out of oil wells, and was in demand for these talents by the government and big oil, both here and abroad. But he said he liked the USA, and wouldn’t leave the country for work again. He built a very successful business by tremendous effort and hard work.
He was “on” 24/7 working a life that wasn’t really that much easier than getting up cold mornings to milk and deliver milk, or picking cotton in the hot sun all day. After selling his business, he was involved in many other successful business endeavors.
When his son-in-law Ronnie Lee died in 1981, Dad became a substitute father to his five young granddaughters. He would drive to the country to help them get ready for school, and bring them into town to the elementary school three blocks from the McNutt home. He said he had a new use for his fingers—they were for the grandkids to hold onto.
Every Friday night was McDonald’s night. The grandchildren stayed overnight with mom and dad and went out to eat. When they got home, they were allowed to put curlers in Dad’s hair and he made them homemade hot chocolate.
He fought a good fight to the very end of his life, never complaining though he had many painful afflictions.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Bernice McNutt; his son-in-law, Ronnie Lee; one grandson, Virgil Thomas Francis; two brothers, Raymond and J.C. McNutt; and one sister, Nina Ruth McNutt. He will be missed by his daughters, his 7 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren.
The family would especially like to thank Carla Colton, who danced with dad, got him to sing even in his final months and always got the biggest smile from him.
The family thanks San Antonio Home, Health and Hospice for their wonderful support, and Ingrid and Maria for their loving care during dad’s final time here on earth.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Shriners Hospital, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, Florida, 33607 or to the Paralyzed Veterans of America, 801 18th St. NW, Washington, D.C, 20006.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 6, 2017, at the Farmington Funeral Home, 2111 W. Apache St. in Farmington, NM.
He was 91 years old. He is survived by three daughters, Deb Badger of Ogden, Utah, Carlotta (Corkylotta) Francis of Farmington, New Mexico, and Celeste Mann of San Antonio, Texas.
He was born October 18, 1925, to William Hugh McNutt and Cynthia Lorene Gunn. At an early age, our dad and grandfather milked cows, and delivered the milk by wagon. He picked cotton in season, worked in a service station, and finally worked in the oil fields. He grew up in Coleman, Texas, and at 17 joined the U.S. Army, and was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Paratroopers.
As a Platoon Sergeant, his first involvement in WWII was when his unit, Company C, 517th, parachuted behind enemy lines during the D-Day Normandy invasion. He participated in the famous campaigns of Operation Market Garden depicted in the film “A Bridge Too Far” and the Battle of the Bulge. Our dad was deeply touched to have been part of General George Patton’s unit when it freed the American POWs from the Nazi camps. He participated in liberating prisoners from six German POW camps. In his final battle of WWII, he fought against the Russian army south of Berlin. Although history states there was confusion on the battlefield when Russians were thought to be Germans and Germans were thought to be Russians, our dad said later: “That may be what history stated…but we knew who we were fighting!”
After that battle, Dad was put on a ship back to the United States to be retrained to fight in the Pacific war against Japan when the “Victory Over Japan” was announced, ending the war.
Upon returning from war, he met and married Bernice Imogene Squyres. They had three daughters: Deborah, Carlotta (Corkylotta), and Celeste.
Dad then went to work in the oil fields, following rigs around to at least twenty west Texas towns with the family in tow before Deb was five years old. Within a few short years of arriving in Farmington, New Mexico, he established McNutt Tool Co. Inc. Fishing and Rental Tools. He had extraordinary skills in fishing tools out of oil wells, and was in demand for these talents by the government and big oil, both here and abroad. But he said he liked the USA, and wouldn’t leave the country for work again. He built a very successful business by tremendous effort and hard work.
He was “on” 24/7 working a life that wasn’t really that much easier than getting up cold mornings to milk and deliver milk, or picking cotton in the hot sun all day. After selling his business, he was involved in many other successful business endeavors.
When his son-in-law Ronnie Lee died in 1981, Dad became a substitute father to his five young granddaughters. He would drive to the country to help them get ready for school, and bring them into town to the elementary school three blocks from the McNutt home. He said he had a new use for his fingers—they were for the grandkids to hold onto.
Every Friday night was McDonald’s night. The grandchildren stayed overnight with mom and dad and went out to eat. When they got home, they were allowed to put curlers in Dad’s hair and he made them homemade hot chocolate.
He fought a good fight to the very end of his life, never complaining though he had many painful afflictions.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Bernice McNutt; his son-in-law, Ronnie Lee; one grandson, Virgil Thomas Francis; two brothers, Raymond and J.C. McNutt; and one sister, Nina Ruth McNutt. He will be missed by his daughters, his 7 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren.
The family would especially like to thank Carla Colton, who danced with dad, got him to sing even in his final months and always got the biggest smile from him.
The family thanks San Antonio Home, Health and Hospice for their wonderful support, and Ingrid and Maria for their loving care during dad’s final time here on earth.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Shriners Hospital, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, Florida, 33607 or to the Paralyzed Veterans of America, 801 18th St. NW, Washington, D.C, 20006.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 6, 2017, at the Farmington Funeral Home, 2111 W. Apache St. in Farmington, NM.
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