Mary Lee (Ball) Hutchins

Mary Lee Ball Hutchins, 76, of Statesville, passed away, Monday, July 18, 2022 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital.

Mary was born in Haywood County, January 27, 1946 the daughter of the late Andrew Ball and Pearl Mahaffey Ball.  Mrs. Hutchins was a graduate of Enka Candler High School and was retired after being a manager with Fast Phil’s Convenience Stores.  On July 1, 1977 she married Dean W. Hutchins, together they shared 45 years of marriage.  She was a charter member and officer of the Iredell County Search and Rescue Team (ISAR 6).

In addition to her parents, Mary was preceded in death by two sisters: Wanda Davis and Lucille Mack.

Those left to cherish Mrs. Hutchins memory include her husband Dean Hutchins, her daughters; Rovonda Barkley (Phillip) and Cassaundra Lemke (Jim), her grandchildren; Nicole Barkley, Allison Lee, James Lemke, Zachery Barkley, Alexandria Lemke, her great-grandchildren; Michael Barkley, London Johnson, Alaina Lee, and OakLynn Barkley, her sisters; Audrey Nay and Theressa Shanzer (Harold) and many beloved nieces and nephews.

The family will visit with friends on Friday evening, July 22, 2022 from 5:00-8:30 pm at Troutman Funeral Home Chapel.  A funeral service celebrating the life of Mary Hutchins will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday July 23, 2022 at Troutman Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor James Lewis and Chaplain Charlie Russell officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood cemetery. The family requests that those attending, please wear colorful clothing (no black) in a joyous celebration of her life. Online condolences may be made to the Hutchins family at www.troutmanfuneralhome.com

Those wishing to make memorials are asked to consider Iredell County Search and Rescue or the Lake Norman Humane Society.

Iredell Search & Rescue
PO Box 781, Statesville NC 28625

Lake Norman Humane
2106 Charlotte Hwy, Mooresville NC 28117
Tel: 1-704-663-3330