Gary Lewis Utterback (September 26, 1889 – March 4, 1962) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1943 to 1947 and from 1955 to 1962.
Gary L. Utterback | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the Frederick County district | |
| In office 1955 – March 4, 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Horace M. Alexander, Richard B. Baumgardner, John A. Derr, Melvin H. Derr, S. Fenton Harris, Joseph B. Payne, C. Clifton Virts |
| Succeeded by | Joseph B. Payne |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the Frederick County district | |
| In office 1943–1947 | |
| Preceded by | Robert E. Clapp Jr., Donald J. Gardner, Charles S. Houck Jr., J. Tyson Lee, Jacob R. Ramsburg, Benjamin B. Rosenstock, Howard B. Smith |
| Succeeded by | Horace M. Alexander, Melvin H. Derr, William E. Hauver, Joseph B. Payne, Jacob R. Ramsburg, C. Clifton Virts |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gary Lewis Utterback September 26, 1889 Burkittsville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | March 4, 1962 (aged 72) near Charles Town, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Olivet Cemetery Frederick, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Sadie Haberkorn
(m. 1913, died) |
| Children | 1 |
| Occupation |
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Early life edit
Gary Lewis Utterback was born on September 26, 1889, in Burkittsville, Maryland, to Lillie (née Easterday) and Edward J. Utterback. He attended public schools in Frederick County.[1]
Career edit
Utterback was a Democrat. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County, from 1943 to 1947 and from 1955 to 1962.[1][2] He was a member of the agricultural and natural resources committee and was on a special legislative committee to study ice milk. He announced plans of running for re-election in 1962.[3]
Utterback also worked as a farmer, though retired later in life.[1][3] He was a scattergun marksman and competed in clay pigeon shoots. He was class B champion of the United States having won the title in Vandalia, Ohio. He was the Western Maryland champion four times and was county trap and skeet champion a few times.[3]
Personal life edit
Utterback married Sadie Haberkorn, daughter of John Haberkorn, on October 7, 1913.[4] They had one daughter, Mrs. Nelson A. Strathern. His wife predeceased him.[1][3] At the time of his death, he lived at 110 West 13th Street in Frederick. He was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Frederick and was superintendent of Sunday school there for several years.[3]
Utterback died following a heart attack on March 4, 1962, during a meeting of the Isaac Walton League, a sportsmen's club, near Charles Town, West Virginia. He was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Frederick.[1][3]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Gary Utterback". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. January 16, 2007. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Historical List, House of Delegates, Frederick County (1790-1974)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. January 4, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Utterback Collapses, Dies Sunday". The News. March 5, 1962. p. 12. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss Sadie Haberkorn..." The Baltimore Sun. October 12, 1913. p. 26. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
