Tuthill, Arthur H.

Arthur H. Tuthill, prominent chemical engineer, dies at 95. Arthur Tuthill of Blacksburg, died February 10, 2015.

Born March 27, 1919, in Staunton to Tracy Emerson Tuthill and Isabelle Layman Carroll Tuthill, he was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Joan Hamner of Lynchburg; his second wife, Luella McLauren of Boston, Mass.; his third wife, Leighton Acree Fauntleroy of Atavista; his brother, William C. Tuthill of Atlanta, Ga.; his daughter, Carroll Tuthill Adams of Boulder, Colo.; and his granddaughter, Emily Anne Tuthill of Panama City, Fla.

He is survived by his sister, Sallie Tuthill Wallace of Chattanooga, Tenn.; 30 great-grandchildren; 14 grandchildren and four children, Edward Hamner Tuthill, William Carroll Tuthill, Peter Hamner Tuhill and Sarah Lou Tuthill.

Tuthill was an Eagle Scout, a member of the Raven Society and Rotary, the Vestry of St. Peter’s Church of Altavista and a board member of Habitat for Humanity. He graduated from the University of Virginia as a chemical engineer and earned his master’s degree in metallurgy from the Carnegie Institute of Technology. He worked in corrosion engineering for Standard Oil, Valco Engineering and International Nickel and as a corrosion consultant for Tuthill Associates. A prominent and specialized corrosion engineer, he authored more than 100 technical papers and received numerous awards in his field.

Prior to his engineering career, Tuthill served his country in the United States Navy. After working as an ordinance officer at Cramp Shipyard, Pa., he served in World War II aboard the USS Miami as Assistant Air Defense Officer in her operations with the battle fleet from Saipan to Okinawa. He retired as Lt. Cdr. in 1945.

There will be a viewing 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, February 20, 2015, at McCoy Funeral Home in Blacksburg. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, February 21, at Christ Church in Blacksburg and burial will be 2 p.m. at Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg. Arrangements by McCoy Funeral Home 150 Country Club Dr. SW, Blacksburg.