Frank Tarbutton

Frank Aldred Tarbutton, a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, died on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at Heartfields Assisted Living in Easton, MD as the result of Lewy Body Dementia. Mr. Tarbutton was born in Sudlersville, MD on September 16, 1921, the son of Pauline Walls and Frank N. Tarbutton. After graduation from Sudlersville High School, he enrolled at Western Maryland College, where he played 4 years of varsity soccer and was team captain his senior year. He also played varsity baseball and was a broad jumper for the track team. He was president of his graduating class, president of the Student Government Association and president of his fraternity. While at Western Maryland College he met his wife of nearly 55 years, Carol Stoffregen. He was drafted into the US Army after college graduation and attended Officer’s Candidate School in Ft. Benning, GA, was later stationed in Wisconsin, and then was sent to Germany. He served as an executive officer at a German prison-of-war repatriation camp in New York upon returning to the US. After a few years back in the US, he was redrafted in the Korean Conflict and assigned to Western Kentucky University as an ROTC instructor. He built the family home in Chestertown in 1952 and lived there for 57 years. He worked for the State of Maryland, Vocational Rehabilitation for almost 35 years and served for several terms as president of the Maryland Rehabilitation Association and was active in the National Rehabilitation Association. He was a long time member of the Chestertown Rotary Club and was named Paul Harris Fellow in 1986. He was active in veteran organizations, the American Legion and was a lifetime member of the DAV. He is survived by his daughter, Paula (Polly) Tarbutton of Chestertown, Maryland; his daughter and son in law, Lynn and Don Cummings of South Burlington, Vermont; and the joy of his life, his grandsons, John Walla Hutchins of Bulington, Vermont and Kyle Munro Hutchins of Jackson, Wyoming. He is also survived by his sister and brother in law, Hazel and Frank Keiser of Conway, SC; his sister in law, Marion Thorpe of Catonsville, MD and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife, Carol Stoffregen Tarbutton in 1997. Visiting hours will be from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM with services at 11:00 AM, on Sunday, December 5, 2010 at Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A., 130 Speer Road, Chestertown, MD 21620. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the Lewy Body Dementia Association, 912 Killian Hill Road SW, Lilburn, GA 30047; the Carol Tarbutton Art in Education Fund, Country Craft Guild, Chestertown, MD or a charity of your choice.

Frank Tarbutton

September 16, 1921 - November 30, 2010