Fred Cecil Tuttle

Fred Cecil Tuttle, 93, longtime resident of Stanton, KY, passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at Ashton Grove Assisted Living in Georgetown.  Born on May 4, 1928 in Ashland, KY, he was the son of the late Rev. F. C. Tuttle and Winnie Mae Cornelison Tuttle.  Fred graduated from high school in Eagle, CO and later from Eastern Kentucky University.  He was instrumental in the building of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Stanton and was proud to be a PK (preacher’s kid).  Fred loved to tell ‘embellished’ stories and recite poetry.  He is survived by his wife, Pauline Billings Tuttle; his children, Fred Tuttle, Michael Tuttle (Vito), Brenda Tuttle Stanko (John) and David Tuttle; step children, Ruth Billings and Casey Billings (Gayle); five grandchildren, Amy Tuttle Turner (Tim), Andrew Delaney Tuttle (Jackie), Shelley Stanko Denton (Justin), John Walter Stanko (Lindsey) and Mary Elizabeth Pelfrey (Ethan); six great grandchildren, Abigail Turner, Cash Turner, Jack Stanko, Banks Denton, William Stanko and River Tuttle; as well as a special nephew and niece, Raymond Edgar Knox and Gailen Knox Smith.  He was preceded in death by his sister, Wanda Tuttle Knox and stepdaughter Rebecca Billings Pelfrey (Dallas).  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to EKU’s Becky Pelfrey Memorial Scholarship Fund (EKU Office of Development, CPO 19A, 521 Lancaster Drive, Richmond, KY 40475) or Emmanuel Baptist Church, P. O. Box 910, Stanton, KY 40380.  Arrangements by Johnson’s Funeral Home, Georgetown, KY.