V.M. TUTHILL, GR INDUSTRY HEAD, DIES

VICTOR M. TUTHILL, co-owner of the OLIVER MACHINERY COMPANY, died Friday at Blodgett Memorial Hospital. He was 84.

Mr. Tuthill came to Grand Rapids in 1889 after several years as Principal of Schools at Lawrence and joined the partnership of Baldwin, Rhodes and Company, which later became Baldwin, Tuthill and Bolton.

In 1910 they became associated with J.W. Oliver and the company became the Baldwin Tuthill Division of the Oliver Machinery Company. Mr. Tuthill served as Secretary of the company until his retirement in June, 1946. His son, HOWARD B. TUTHILL is Vice-President and a partner in the company.

He had been a director of Dennis Canadian Lumber Company, People's Savings Bank, Fourth National Bank, Grand Rapids National Bank, American Home Security Bank and Central Bank of Michigan. He had been a member of the Public Library and Museum Commission, a trustee of Blodgett Memorial Hospital and a trustee of Fountain Street Baptist Church.

Besides his son, he is survived by one daughter, MRS. CHARLES INSLEE. Services will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the home, 226 College Ave. SE, with Dr. Duncan E. Littlefair officiating.

The body will remain at Metcalf Mortuary until Monday at 10 a.m.

THE GRAND RAPIDS HERALD, Grand Rapids, Mich., Sat., 15 Oct. 1949, Pg. 13, Col. 4

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IGI Individual Record
VICTOR MAXWELL TUTHILL
b. 3 June 1865, Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan
d. 14 October 1949
Son of CYRUS TUTHILL and FRANCES BEAKES
Source Information: Film Number 538151, Pg. No. 38, Reference No. 790554

IGI Individual Record
VICTOR MAXWELL TUTHILL
d. 14 October 1949
m. CARRIE BERRIDGE, 30 July 1890, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan
Source Information: Batch Number 7817105, Sht. No. 15, Source Call No. 1126333, Type: Film