Cousin Spotlight: Carter Hutson (1930 - 2002)

Carter Hutson is a great grandson of Amanda Duke. He was born in Lee County Texas and spent most of his life living and working in Austin, TX.

Carter Hutson died in 2002. Here is his published obituary:

Carter Hutson was born the youngest of four siblings, to Goss and Mary Hutson (Bradshaw) on Feb. 27, 1930, in Blue, Texas.

The family nicknamed him “Buster.” His love for horses started at a very young age. Carter was always a “country boy,” who spent time breaking horses while also attending Baker Junior High School and Austin High School. His tall, lanky good looks soon caught the eye of Stella Louise Cardwell. She lovingly called him “Buck” a pet name that lasted their entire 55 years of marriage. Despite the objection of their parents, Buck and Stella ran off to New Braunfels on March 26, 1947, to be married at the tender ages of 17 and 18. Theirs is a love story that warrants admiration. Right up to Carter’s death, their true love for each other proved to be the glue that held the entire family together.

Whether you knew him as Carter, Buster, Buck or just as Mr. Hutson, he was still the same genuinely nice man with a unique knowledge of horses and a true passion to “horse-trade” exceptional stock. Perhaps that is his genuine legacy. He never tried to be anyone but himself -- a hard-working man who would go the extra mile to match a little cowboy or cowgirl with just the right mount. He dedicated many years to the Travis County 4-H Horse Club, helping with organizing horse shows and working with the youngsters.

Starting in 1951, Carter worked for the J.M. Odom Construction Company, initially as the General Labor Foreman and finally as the General Superintendent. Carter oversaw the construction of many significant Austin buildings. These structures included McCallum High School and Travis High School, Brackenridge Hospital Expansion, Forty Acres Club, American National Bank Expansion, Austin National Bank Parking Garage, complete remodeling of the Littlefield Building; at the University of Texas the experimental Science Building, Health Center, Pharmacy Building, English Building and expansion of the Student Union.

To those who love him most, he was Papa. His parents and three sisters, Melba, Mabel and Margaret preceded Papa in death. He will be greatly missed by his adoring wife, Stella, and their two children, Carter Lee Hutson and wife Carol of Laredo, Texas; and Leslie Hutson Kistner and husband Jeff of Austin. His legacy lives on in many other family and friends, but especially in his grandchildren, Coy Hutson and his wife Tara, Cari Hutson, Jesse Donahue, and Dakota Kistner; and his brand new great-granddaughter, Emma Jaymes Hutson. The family will receive friends at Austin-Peel and Son Funeral Home Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Austin-Peel and Son Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Gardner officiating. Interment will follow at 12:30 p.m. at the Burns Cemetery near Blue, Texas.Honoring him as pallbearers will be Coy Hutson, Jack Daugherty, Gerry Grayson, Dick Hamaker, Robert Bradshaw, Jesse Donahue, Dakota Kistner and Joe Sawyer. Honorary pallbearers will be Gale Brown, Les Cobb, Davis Cardwell and Steve Cardwell.