Zelma G. Hutchinson

Zelma Goodman Hutchinson, age 96, beloved wife of 52 years to the late Shiver Hutchinson, died on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at NHC. Born in Sumter, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Herbert and Annie Goodman. Zelma graduated from Camden High in 1936. She was a career florist working for Walters and later opening her own shop, “Zelma’s Florist'. She taught flower arranging classes for many years at Central Carolina and appeared on ETV. She was a lifelong member of the Eastern Star Iris Chapter, where she held many positions along with being former Worthy Grand Matron. She was a member of the St. John United Methodist Church. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, grandmother, great grandmother and friend. She will be missed by all who knew her. Surviving are: three children, Connie Davis of NC, Butch Hutchinson and his wife Cynthia of Elloree and Cyndi McLeod Green and her husband Al of Sumter; nine grandchildren, Angela Robinson, Terry Smith, Catherine Hutchinson, Michael Smith, Scott Hutchinson, Angel Mickens, Jennifer Clark, Dawn Smith and Megan Selby; fifteen great grandchildren; one great - great grandchild, along with numerous other family members. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by one son, William Michael Hutchinson; one grandson, Thomas ' Tommy' Hutchinson; one brother, Ellis Goodman and three sisters, Vivian Peeples, Mable Jernigan and Regina Baker. A celebration of life will be held on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 2:00 pm in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be private. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 1:00 - 2:00 pm at Bullock Funeral Home. The family would like to the express their gratitude to NHC and Maria Brown for the love and compassion Zelma received during her illness. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in memory of her loving husband to the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210 or to the research of Dementia, Alzheimer’s Association, 4124 Clemson Blvd, Suite L, Anderson, SC 29621. Expressions of sympathy can be submitted or viewed online at www.mcalister-smith.com Arrangements by McAlister-Smith Funeral Home, Goose Creek Chapel.