Teresa M. Dutton, age 59, of Great Bend, Kansas passed from this earthly life to Eternal Glory on Friday morning, October 8, 2021 at her home in Great Bend. Teresa was born on August 9, 1962 at Fort Worth, Texas to Bill Attwood and Patty Crawford, and grew up in Shawnee, Oklahoma and lived in Belle Plaine, Kansas and Wichita, Kansas before moving to Great Bend in 1986. She was united in marriage to Steven K. Dutton on July 21, 1996 at Great Bend, Kansas. Teresa completed the Cosmetology Program at Barton Community College and was also a licensed CNA, and her passion for helping others led to her position as Assistant Director of the CentralKansas DreamCenter in Great Bend, where she had been working for the past 7 years. She loved crafts and outdoor activities, especially kayaking, canoeing, and hiking, and dearly loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. Teresa was a longtime member of Encounter Church in Great Bend, Kansas where she was an Alumni of the Women Of Valor Discipleship Ministry.
Survivors include her husband, Steven K. Dutton of Great Bend, Kansas; two sons: Cole (& Kristen) Dutton of Hoisington, Kansas and Robert “Rob” (& Sarah) Schmitt of Newton, Kansas; one daughter Terra M. (& Jessica) DeCarolis of Great Bend, Kansas; five grandchildren: Gwendolyn Hawkins, Pierce Keller Hull, Sophia Schmitt, Ian Dutton, and Izaac Dutton; her mother, Patty (& David) Crawford of Great Bend, Kansas; one brother, Terry (& Astrid) Attwood of Waynesville, Missouri. Teresa was preceded in death by her father Bill Attwood, and a step-son Taylor Miller.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Encounter Church, 601 S. Patton Road, Great Bend, Kansas with Pastor Dwight D. Dozier officiating. According to Teresa’s wishes, cremation will follow. Memorials may be given in Teresa’s memory to the Central KS Dream Center in Great Bend or the Great Bend Community Theater. Online condolences may be left for the family and a full obituary notice may be viewed at http://www.chartergreatbend.com.