Reverend Robert Edward “Bob” CUTTINO, Sr.^[1]

1929 - 2016  (86 years)

• Name	Robert Edward “Bob” CUTTINO  [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Prefix	Reverend
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	27 Aug 1929	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [6]
  Gender	Male
  HIST	of Beaufort, South Carolina of Gainesville, Georgia ROBERT E. CUTTINO Posted Sunday, July 3, 2016 6:00 am BEAUFORT - Robert E. "Bob" Cuttino, 86, died on Thursday, June 23, 2016, at his home in Beaufort. Bob was born on Aug. 27, 1929, in Sumter, a son of James and Lucie Olivia Cuttino. After graduating from Edmunds High School, Bob earned degrees from Wofford College and Yale University as well as an honorary doctor of divinity from Furman University. His pastorates in South Carolina - in Williston, Fairfax, Lake City, Lancaster and Beaufort - spanned some 65 years. During that time, he served the Southern Baptist denomination with distinction in various capacities, which included serving as president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention and serving on various boards such as the Sunday School Board, the Peace Committee, and the Board of Trustees of Charleston University. Missions, both foreign and domestic, were a particular passion of Bob's and churches where he served have been nationally recognized for the number of new churches they started. Bob taught religion for more than two decades in the University of South Carolina system and organized educational tours abroad. His travels took him to 33 countries. A Rotarian, Bob was recognized by Rotary International as a Paul Harris Fellow for promoting international understanding. He wrote a weekly religious column for the Bluffton Today. Bob authored a history of South Carolina Baptists to celebrate the state convention's 175th anniversary and was president of the South Carolina Baptist Historical Society. He also co-founded Operation Good Neighbor which brought racially diverse churches together to meet community needs. In addition to his parents, Bob was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 63 years, Molly Jane Leatherwood Cuttino. Molly and Bob met while students at Converse College and Wofford College, respectively. Molly's piano performance training complemented Bob's ministry and worship leadership. Bob shared Molly's enthusiasm for music, singing tenor in the Glee Club at Wofford and the Chapel Choir at Yale. Bob was also preceded in death by two brothers, James Cuttino Jr. and Tillman Edwards "Tilly" Cuttino; and by two sisters, Portia Cuttino Myers and Lucie Anne Cuttino Eldridge. Bob is survived by a son, Robert Edward Cuttino Jr. of Gainesville, Georgia; and a daughter, Olivia Cuttino "Libby" Tilson and her husband, E. Vincent "Vint" Tilson of Matthews, North Carolina. Bob is also survived by a granddaughter, Oliva Hayes Tilson Boylston and her husband, Zachary Michael Boylston, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and a grandson, Edward Vincent "Evin" Tilson of Charlotte, North Carolina. A Celebration of Life Service was held June 25, 2016, at The Baptist Church of Beaufort. Memorials may be made to The Baptist Church of Beaufort, Building Fund, P.O. Box 879, Beaufort, SC 29901-0879. Obituary courtesy of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, (803) 775-9386.  [1, 3, 4, 7]
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  Death	23 Jun 2016	at his home in Beaufort, South Carolina
  Burial	25 Jun 2016	a celebration of Life Service was held at The Baptist Church, Beaufort, South Carolina   [1]
  	Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I71738	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	James CUTTINO, Sr.,   b. 3 Dec 1879   d. 13 Aug 1952 (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Lucie Olivia EDWARDS   d. 16 Aug 1961
  Marriage	30 Jun 1914  [8]
  _UID	AF6F4BBDF2824E6CAEEF9CD89C8C553B1DBC
  _UID	AF6F4BBDF2824E6CAEEF9CD89C8C553B1DBC
  Family ID	F49913	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F49919	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2002

  
  

• Sources

  [S24005] Robert E. Cuttino. [S739] G. P. Cuttino, (Produced by the Emory University Office of Publications 1982), page 78. [S9332] Lucie Anne C. Eldridge. [S17708] Tillman E. Cuttino Sr. [S20100] . [S739] G. P. Cuttino, (Produced by the Emory University Office of Publications 1982), page 58. [S1135] Weekly columnist Portia Myers dies. [S739] G. P. Cuttino, (Produced by the Emory University Office of Publications 1982), page 40.