Carl Phillip "Buck" Tuttle Obituary (1925 - 2021)

Carl Phillip "Buck" Tuttle, US Navy Retired, passed away Monday, October 18, 2021 at his home. The funeral service will be held at 2pm, Friday, October 22, 2021 at Colonial Funeral Home with visitation starting at 1pm preceding the service. Interment will follow at Woodland Cemetery with military rites by Rockingham County Honor Guard. . The family will receive friends, at other times, at the residence. Mr. Tuttle was born October 24, 1925 in Rockingham County to the late Robert Lee Tuttle and Bernice Alley Tuttle. He was a WWII Veteran and served on the aircraft carrier USS Midway and the USS Coral Sea. His plan was to make a career serving his country, but lost an eye in a jet explosion. After marrying the love of his life, Louise Leso Tuttle, and recovering from his injury he was honorably discharged from the Navy and returned to Rockingham County where he worked with his father at Lee's Self Service. He eventually founded Park & Shop with his brothers and enjoyed many years of running a grocery business in the community that he loved. He and his two brothers eventually developed Rockingham Square Shopping Center. Mr. Tuttle was well known and loved by his community. He was the friendly face that greeted many customers in Park and Shop and, in his later years at Winn Dixie. He always had a kind word or fun story to share. He was a loving and caring husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather and was very loved and will be deeply missed by his entire family. He was always there for his family for whatever they needed and most of the time, before they even asked. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Louise Leso Tuttle, a granddaughter, Julie Neal Lee, brothers, Garth Tuttle & Lee Tuttle, sisters, Bernice Tuttle Martin and Reba Tuttle Via, son-in-law, Harold Neal. Survivors include his daughter Robyn Tuttle Neal of Stoneville; sons, Robert "Bobby" Tuttle & wife, Nona of Madison and Jon Tuttle and wife, Robin of Stokesdale; granddaughters, Christie Snyder & husband Brad of Summerfield, Jaclyn Smothers and husband, Kevin of Stoneville and Lindsay Tuttle of Stoneville; great-grandchildren, Carlie Snyder, Camden Snyder, Carson Snyder, Mary Lauren Lee, Ashton Tuttle, Kingson Carter, Brody Smothers and Carter Smothers. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to Disabled Veterans National Foundation, PO Box 96648, Washington, DC 20090-6648 Colonial Funeral Home & Chapel in Madison is assisting the family. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.colonialfh.net