Dr. Robert F. Kluttz

Obituary: Dr. Robert F. Kluttz, age 83, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at the Bob & Carolyn Tucker Hospice House, Kannapolis, NC after a short, serious illness. Dr. Kluttz was born December 14, 1926 in Rockwell, NC, the son of the late Fred William Kluttz and Mabel Peeler Kluttz. He was a graduate of Rockwell High School, and then entered Catawba College in 1944 where his schooling was put on hold twice after being drafted into the U.S. Army. He later graduated from Catawba in 1949 and then furthered his education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he graduated from the School of Dentistry in 1956. Dr. Kluttz came to Landis, NC and began his own practice. He was later joined by Dr. John Kesler. He practiced dentistry for 51 years until his retirement in 2007 at the age of 80. He was a life-long member of the Rockwell United Church of Christ. He was affiliated with the N.C. Dental Society. Dr. Kluttz was a charter member of the then Cannon Country Club, now The Club at Irish Creek. He took great delight of giving away the abundance of his prized tomatoes from his vegetable garden. His family fondly remembers his love for the North Carolina Tarheels basketball program. The funeral service will be 1:00 pm Saturday, April 24, 2010 at Whitley's Funeral Home Main Chapel, Kannapolis, NC officiated by Rev. Ken Reed. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park, Kannapolis, NC. The family will receive friends from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. Saturday at the funeral home prior to the service. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Kaye Beaver Kluttz; his three children, Elizabeth K. Lillie & husband, Alain of Charlotte, NC, David A. Kluttz & wife, Lindsay of Matthews, NC, and Susan K. Kluttz of Charlotte, NC; four grandchildren, Claire Elizabeth Lillie, Sophie Yorke Lillie, William Callaway Kluttz, and Matthew David Kluttz; three sisters and one brother, Bernice McGeary Bennett of Virginia, Sarah Elizabeth Jewett of Pennsylvania, Fred William Kluttz of NC, and Mary Yorke McGinnis of NJ. Memorials may be made to Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081 OR Concordia Lutheran Church, 185 Concordia Lutheran Church Road, China Grove, NC 28023. On-line condolences may be left at www.whitleysfuneralhome.com.
Visitation: 11-1:00 prior to the funeral service at Whitley's.

Service: 1 P.M. Saturday, April 24th at Whitleys Funeral Home Chapel.

Interment: Burial will take place at Carolina Mem. Park.