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- Week of 18 Jan 2007, The Enterprise Record, Davie County, North Carolina
Everett William Tutterow
Mr. Everett William Tutterow, 94, of Rainbow Road, Advance, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007, at Davie County Hospital. Mr. Tutterow was born Nov. 29, 1912, in Davie County to the late Thomas Wilson and Daisy Mae Bassett Tutterow. As a young man he traveled from this home in the Center community of Davie north for work. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and survived being a prisoner of war in Germany. He was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart. Mr. Tutterow returned home to New Bedford, Mass., eventually opening Tutterow's Televison and Stereo at the thime every American wanted a TV in their home. He was a successful business man for more than 30 years before retiring and returning to Davie, where he bought a small farm and raised beef cattle for many years. He was a proud tender of the land and enjoyed the years he farmed. His nephews, J. Larry Tutterow continues to care for the farm, working hard to meet his uncle's expectations. His last years was highlighted by the birth of great-great niece Emily Reece Tutterow, who was born one day before his 93rd birthday. He was able to remain at home thanks to the support of family and friends. He enjoyed many good meals provided by his neighbors, Betty Grissom, Jolene McKenzie, and niece, Frances Tutterow. He enjoyed reading history and science books and even an occasional encyclopedia. Everett was an avid baseball and football fan. He appreciated the support of his family and special neighbors. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Ursula Callahan Tutterow, in 1984; 3 sisters, Ora Mae Tutterow Boyd, Floella Tutterow Foster, Margaret Tutterow Fox; 4 brothers, Cleo Compton Tutterow, Ray Edward Tutterow, Thomas Wilson Tutterwo Jr., James Bassett Tutterow, and a nephew. Survivors include several nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. A graveside service was conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16 at Center United Methodist Church Cemetery in Mocksville, with Dr. David Gilbreath officiating. Military honors were conducted by The Veterans of Foreign War Memorial Honor Guard. Memorials: Center Methodist cemetery fund, c/o Linda Owings, 728 Wilkesboro St. Mocksville.
Davie County Heritage, North Carolina, 1997
1063 Everette Tutterow
I was born on November 29, 1912, and raised in the Center community. my parents were Thomas Wilson Tutterow, Sr. and Daisy Mae Bassett. Our family was a self-reliant one. We made our living by farming. My dad was a jack-of-all trades. He could shoe horses and build things. He owned 130 acres of land i three different tracts. One tract of 60 acres extended to the back of Powell Road, what we called Callahan Mountain. And he had two more tracts of 40 acres and 30 acres lying in a southwest direction. My grandparents were George and Molly Watts Tutterow. They lived in a log house nearby. Grandpa Tutterow was a blacksmith. His work was very good. There wasn't anything he couldn't fix. Grandma Tutterow lived to be 94 years old. Every year she would make the best pear preserved in the world. Her family was from Taylorsville.
There were eight children in my family. We went to a one room school in Center. They finally added one addition onto the big room. It only had school through the seventh grade. My dad couldn't spare any of us to go on to the high school in Mocksville. My formal education ended there in that one room schoolhouse.
We always attended Sunday school at Center Methodist although our mother Daisy belonged to the Holiness Church. She was real faithful about church-going. The preachers back then traveled a circuit so that you only heard the minister delivering a sermon one or two times a month. My dad wasn't terribly religious although he would go to revival meetings sometimes.
All of us kids worked hard around the farm. I remember picking cottong when I was just a little fellow. Ours was what you might say, "a two-man outfit". It took at least two to operate everyting. In 1935 I moved to New Bedford, MA, to work. When I left to go up North, my brother Tom took over. Tom was hardly abel to see over the tractor - when he began running the farm. He did a good job of it.
In 1942 Tom was drafted. He drove heavy machinery. He was stationed first in North Africa and then Italy. He saw some heavy fighting. I was drafted in 1943. I was first sent to England at Normandy. I then went to Germany. My platoon of 40 men deserted leaving only four of us. We had to surrender when we were attacked. We didn't have enough men to hold our position. We all were captured and taken to a German POW camp. There were about 55 of us held in a big building. Our biggest problem was getting enough to eat. Red Cross would send in food drops. When the Russians came, our guards deserted! One of the guys got a map somehow. I remember using sign language and asking a German civilian for his bicycle. We walked or biked 150 miles out of the camp located in present-day Poland. Submitted by: L. Tutterow. Source: Information obtained in oral interview with Everett Tutterow, Advance, NC.
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