Retha Faye McCutchen, age 55, of New Castle passed away Friday, December 16, 2011 at Indiana University Hospital in Indianapolis following an extended illness. She was born on January 9, 1956 in Wayne County, Kentucky to Wilson Everett and Norma Bea (Cooper) McCutchen.
She enjoyed playing bingo and watching soap operas. Retha loved spending time with her family and friends.
Survivors include her mother: Norma Bea McCutchen; brother: Gary (wife: Sue) McCutchen; sisters: Debbie McCutchen & Debbie Imel all of New Castle; nephews: Josh McCutchen of Brooklyn, New York, Jon (wife: Ashley) McCutchen of New Castle; aunt: Betty (husband: Dick) Cross of Odessa, Florida; uncle: Albert Cook (wife: Joanne) Cooper of Kokomo; special friend: Michael Jones; several cousins, many friends and a great nephew on the way.
She was preceded in death by her father: Wilson Everett McCutchen and her grandmother: Alma Cooper.
The family wants to thank her caregivers for their special care: Tressa Haler and Melanie Craig.
Services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at Hinsey-Brown Funeral Service in New Castle with Reverend David Cole officiating. Burial will follow at South Mound Cemetery-West Lawn Addition. Friends may call from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be expressed at
www.hinsey-brown.com
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