Darren Hutsell

Darren L. Hutsell, age 45 died in his home Saturday. Darren was born June 14, 1964 in Whittier, California to Darrell L. Hutsell and Leota Dickason Hutsell. Darren left the dust of California behind when he was 2 ½ months old and spent most of his remaining years in Oregon (4 months in Washington). Darren had a variety of jobs and “adventures” in his life; including riding an elephant when he was four and attending the World’s Fair in Spokane when he was ten. Darren married Jennifer Ballentine Riley on May 10, 1996 and became a loving father to Angealeigh at the same time. When Darren was healthy, he loved to camp, fish and hunt with his friends and family. While enjoying these activities, he kept an “eye out” for rocks and agates to tumble. For many years Darren and Jennifer were very active in CBing. Darren built radios, amps and antennas, it was his business for a time. This too was a family activity. His handle was “Dead Battery.” From the beginning, Darren and Jennifer enjoyed exploring “back roads” and from that came riding quads. He worked in his later work years as a millwright. He enjoyed his work, but a back injury left him unable to continue with it. Darren loved a good story and loved to tell them, his laugh was infectious and loud. In the past few years, he spent a lot of time shooting his pellet gun at targets and varmints. Darren was preceded in death by his father, Darrell and his favorite Uncle Gary Hutsell. Darren is survived by his wife Jennifer of Corvallis; his daughter, Angealeigh of Corvallis; his daughter Heather Blair of Portland; his grand daughter Katielyn of Corvallis; his mother Leota Hutsell of Philomath; his brother Dean of Sheridan; his sister Darlee Peterson of Philomath; his half sister Erin Leif of Alaska; two nephews, Darrell Bass of Corvallis and Hayden Hutsell of Philomath; good friends Jeff Armstrong of Madras and Mark Collins of Philomath. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 pm, Friday, May 14th at McHenry Funeral Home 206 NW 5th St., Corvallis, Oregon 97330. Memorial donations in Darren’s name may be directed to Jennifer Hutsell in care of the funeral home.

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Darren Hutsell

June 14, 1964 - May 1, 2010