LOVED ONE | Dr. Charlton Butler Futch
DATES | April 1, 1941 – October 2, 2011
CEMETERY | Christ Church, St Simons Island, GA
LOCATION IN CEMETERY | Enter to the right of the Parish house, go to the 2nd paved drive to the left, turn rightand go 40 yards to the Futch lot on the left.
FUNERAL HOME | Edo Miller & Sons Funeral Homes, 3321 Glynn Ave, Brunswick, GA 31520 – t: 912 265 3636
Dr. Charlton Butler Futch, age 70, passed away October 2, 2011, at his residence on St. Simons Island, Ga. Born April 1, 1941 in Brooklyn, N.Y., to the late Agnes Muir Greenlaw, he attended Suffield Academy in Connecticut and graduated from Hamilton College with a B.S. degree in biology. He received his Medical Doctorate degree with honors from The University of Virginia Medical School in 1966.
Following graduation, he served in the United State Navy as senior medical officer with the rank of commander while stationed in Charleston, S.C., from 1967-1969. Dr. Futch served his surgical internship and residency at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City from 1969-1973. He became the chief resident in 1973.
Dr. Futch moved to St. Simons Island in 1974, where he established his surgical practice until his retirement in 1997. He also established the Advanced Cardio Life Support (ACLS) program in Southeast Georgia to train emergency medical responders.
Chuck was a member of Christ Church, Frederica’s Choir, the Sea Island Men’s Golf Association and was involved in many causes to benefit the community he loved. He was passionate about his family and friends and took great joy in sharing his amazing sense of humor with everyone. Chuck had a love for nature and the outdoors, was a voracious reader, and could often be found on the golf course or gardening at home. He was a proud and wonderful grandfather who was affectionately called Grandoc by his six loving grandchildren.
During his medical career in the Golden Isles, he was staff surgeon, Southeast Georgia Medical Center; director SICU; transfusion committee chairman, chief of surgery, chairman of the trauma and disaster committee, medical staff vice president and chairman of the quality assurance and utilization review committee.
He held memberships in many professional societies including being named fellow, American College of Surgeons, American Society of General Surgeons and American Trauma Society. He also was a member of the Southern Medical Association, Georgia Medical Association, Georgia Surgical Society, American Medical Association, American Heart Association and was a fellow for the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons.
He is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Anne, and their sons Jeff (Jill) of Raleigh, N.C.; Jon (Kym) of Columbus, Ga., and Jason (Eason) of Oxford, Ms. Also surviving are his grandchildren, Sam, Jon II, Abigail, Olivia, Andrew and Bowen. He is also survived by his brother-in-law, Glynn Morris, sisters-in-law, Arlene Futch and Marty McGee, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his sister, Jessie Vanderhorst, and brother, George Futch.
The family will receive friends at the residence from 6-8 p.m. Friday, October 7, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Christ Church Frederica with Father Stephen McWhorter officiating and Msgr. John Kenneally assisting.