GARRETT — John Craig Hutton, age 83, of Garrett, Indiana, passed on June 30, 2024 at Parkview-Randallia Hospital.

John was born April 10, 1941, in LaPorte, Indiana, to John V. and Della M. (Barnes) Hutton, and he had one brother, Dan, and they precede him in death.

John married his high school sweetheart, LuAnn Myers on Oct. 29, 1960, in Warren, Indiana, and she resides in Garrett.

John started his career as football coach and art teacher, followed by serving as assistant principal and athletic administrator for 39 years with GKB Schools, retiring in 2001. John coached two perfect seasons (1969 and 1970) at Garrett High School and was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 2010.

Everything John did, he did with excellence — from his paintings, to the school grounds and his athletic fields, especially his pride and joy, his football field. He loved his family, caring for his yard and flowers, and Indiana University sports.

John is survived by his wife, LuAnn Hutton, of Garrett, Indiana: son, Craig Hutton, of Auburn, Indiana; daughters, Cathy Putt, of Hudson, Indiana, Cheri Garcia, of Garrett, Indiana, and Corie Kearns, of Doylestown, Pennsylvania; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Visitation will take place from 3-7 p.m., on Friday, July 5, 2024, at Garrett High School Bateman Gymnasium. Enter through Door 3 or Door 29.

There will be no service.

A private family burial will take place at Cedar Creek Cemetery, Auburn, Indiana.

The family request memorials may be made to the John C. Hutton Memorial Scholarship Fund, in lieu of flowers.

You may send an online condolence or sign the online register book at www.thomasfuneralhome.org.

Thomas Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

John C. Hutton Memorial Scholarship Fund
Garrett IN 46738