Carolyn A (Courtright) Lutz

Carolyn A. Lutz, age 83, of Ashville, passed away April 19, 2016 at Grant Hospital.  She was born Nov. 2, 1932 to the late Donald and Grace Miller Courtright in Ashville, OH.  Carolyn was a graduate of Ashville H.S. class of 1950 and Ohio University 1971.  She was a loving wife, mother, school teacher (Walnut Elementary), and pianist.  She was a member of Village Chapel UMC where she played the organ for many years.  She was also involved in the United Methodist Women, Susanna Wesley Circle and the Reynoldsburg Emmaus Community, Circle of Caring, Circleville and a member of the Metta Larks Quartet.

Carolyn is preceded in death by her first husband, Chester C. Peters; son, Joseph Lutz; brothers, Robert and G. William Courtright; sisters, Ruth E. McMullen, Charlotte A. Rife, Donna Peters, and Barbara Leifheit.  She is survived by husband, Benis Lutz; children, Karen (Michael) Snyder of Springfield, OH, Richard (Susan) Peters of Ontario, OH, Susan Panazza, Long Beach, CA, Jeff (Mary) Lutz, Rancho Santa Margaritta, CA, John Lutz, Valencia, CA, and Mary L. Lutz, Westerville, OH; 9 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. 

Visitation will be held Friday, April 22 from 4-8 at the Oliver-Cheek Funeral Home, 420 W. Main St. Ashville, Ohio and 1 hr. prior to services at 11 am Sat. April 23, 2016 at Village Chapel UMC, 30 Circleville Ave. Ashville, OH 43103. Interment will follow at Reber Hill Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers memorial gifts can be made to the Village Chapel building fund or the Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research. 

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