Jennifer Renee Hutchinson

Jennifer Renee Hutchinson, age 42 of Wellston, Ohio passed away on Monday, May 18, 2026, surrounded by her loved ones. Jennifer was born on September 11, 1983, in Athens, Ohio. Jennifer was a lifelong resident of the Jackson County area, growing up in Jackson and making a home of her own in Wellston for most of her adult life. She worked for over 17 years at General Mills but also worked at Guhl’s Country Store and the Child Development Center in Jackson, where the time she spent with children led to memories she cherished for the rest of her life. Jennifer shared her home, and flagrantly spoiled, her dog Chloe and cat Lucky. Jennifer made a multitude of friends among her neighbors, coworkers, and the health care providers that looked after her during her fight against cancer. She found no limits in the number of ways she could have fun, whether it was beating her family in board games, hiking and fishing with her fiancé, hanging out on the beach, evenings out with her girlfriends, swapping sarcastic jokes, sharing pepperoni pizza with just about anyone, painting little porcelain sculptures, and, perhaps best of all, shopping for clothes and anything that came in pink. Jennifer was an unapologetic “hopeless romantic” who found the sweetness and beauty in everything she encountered in life. Her beautiful smile is gone too soon and will be missed by everyone who knew her. Jennifer is survived by her mother, Lonna Lea Hutchinson, her father, Byron Daniel Hutchinson; her fiancé, Robert Tabor; brothers, Anthony Jason (Sherri) Hutchinson and Christopher Aaron Hutchinson; her niece and nephews, Samuel Christopher Hutchinson, Madelyn Jo Chambers, and John “Jack” Byron Hutchinson; her aunt, Rosemary Hutchinson, and many other loving members of her extended family. Jennifer and her family were touched by, and grateful for, the outpouring of kindness and support she received during her battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Dorothy May Hutchinson and Zach Edward Hutchinson, and her maternal grandparents Lonnie Davis and Mabel Louise Lambert. Funeral services will be held at 4pm on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at the Mayhew-Brown Funeral Home with Deacon Emeritus Janie Karl officiating and burial in the Fairmount Cemetery to follow. The family will receive friends 2 hours prior to the service from 2-4pm at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.mayhew-brownfuneralhome.com.

Jennifer Renee Hutchinson

September 11, 1983 - May 18, 2026