Obituary : Edmund A. Cutts Sr.
Edmund A. Cutts Sr. died on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.
Born on January 1, 1927, in New York, he was a great dad and loving husband to his late wife Marguerite Cutts.
He studied yacht design and construction under the personal guidance of L. Francis Herreshoff, with whom he was acquainted with for more than 25 years.
His life-long vocation of yacht design engineering and boat building culminated in his Cutts and Case boatyard, described by many as an American nautical treasure. He was an institution within his industry.
He is survived by his three children: Edmund A. Cutts Jr. of Oxford, Md., Linda C. Featherman, of Clarksville, Md., and Ronnie Cutts of Oxford, Md.
He was preceded in death by his wife Marguerite M. Cutts and a sister Adelaide Cutts Durstewitz.
Friends may call at Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home in Easton, Md., on Friday, Nov. 20, from 6 until 8 pm. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, Nov. 21, at 11 am at Oxford Cemetery in Oxford, Md.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Talbot Hospice Foundation, 586 Cynwood Drive, Easton, MD 21601; or to the Oxford Fire Company's Ambulance Fund, 300 Oxford Road, Oxford, MD 21654.
Arrangements made by Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, PA. For more information, visit fhnfuneralhome.com.
