Gary L. Utterback

Gary L. Utterback
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the Frederick County district
In office 1955 – March 4, 1962 Serving with Melvin H. Derr, S. Fenton Harris, Joseph B. Payne, Charles H. Smelser, C. Clifton Virts, Charles E. Collins, William M. Houck, Charles Mathias
Preceded by	Horace M. Alexander, Richard B. Baumgardner, John A. Derr, Melvin H. Derr, S. Fenton Harris, Joseph B. Payne, C. Clifton Virts
Succeeded by	Joseph B. Payne
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the Frederick County district
In office 1943–1947 Serving with Harold U. Frushour, Robert L. Grove, W. Jerome Offutt, Jacob R. Ramsburg, Richard E. Zimmerman
Preceded by	Robert E. Clapp Jr., Donald J. Gardner, Charles S. Houck Jr., J. Tyson Lee, Jacob R. Ramsburg, Benjamin B. Rosenstock, Howard B. Smith
Succeeded by	Horace M. Alexander, Melvin H. Derr, William E. Hauver, Joseph B. Payne, Jacob R. Ramsburg, C. Clifton Virts
Personal details
Born	Gary Lewis Utterback (1889-09-26)September 26, 1889 Burkittsville, Maryland, U.S.
Died	March 4, 1962(1962-03-04) (aged 72) near Charles Town, West Virginia, U.S.
Resting place	Mount Olivet Cemetery Frederick, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Sadie Haberkorn ​ ​ (m. 1913, died)​
Children	1
Occupation	Politician farmer

Gary Lewis Utterback (September 26, 1889 – March 4, 1962) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1943 to 1947 and from 1955 to 1962.

Early life

Gary Lewis Utterback was born on September 26, 1889, in Burkittsville, Maryland, to Lillie (née Easterday) and Edward J. Utterback. He attended public schools in Frederick County.

Career

Utterback was a Democrat. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County, from 1943 to 1947 and from 1955 to 1962. He was a member of the agricultural and natural resources committee and was on a special legislative committee to study ice milk. He announced plans of running for re-election in 1962.

Utterback also worked as a farmer, though retired later in life. He was a scattergun marksman and competed in clay pigeon shoots. He was class B champion of the United States having won the title in Vandalia, Ohio. He was the Western Maryland champion four times and was county trap and skeet champion a few times.

Personal life

Utterback married Sadie Haberkorn, daughter of John Haberkorn, on October 7, 1913. They had one daughter, Mrs. Nelson A. Strathern. His wife predeceased him. At the time of his death, he lived at 110 West 13th Street in Frederick. He was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Frederick and was superintendent of Sunday school there for several years.

Utterback died following a heart attack on March 4, 1962, during a meeting of the Isaac Walton League, a sportsmen's club, near Charles Town, West Virginia. He was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Frederick.