Darcell A. Lutz, 54, of Emlenton passed away late Wednesday afternoon at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh following a brief illness.

Born in Quantico, Va., on Nov. 7, 1957, she was the daughter of the late Peggy Snyder Wilson and the late John C. Wilson.

Darcell was a United Methodist.

A loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister, she was most thankful to be able to enjoy each and every day since surviving a near fatal accident in 1979.

She is survived by her husband, Ed Lutz; one daughter, Tonya (Chad) Beatty of Chicora; two sons, Jeremiah (Katrina) Lutz of Hilliards and Rusty Lutz of Butler; four grandchildren; one sister, Carol Jean Wilson of Franklin; and one brother, Richard Loring Eskew II of Emlenton.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Thelma Powell, and one granddaughter.

<B>LUTZ</B> — Friends of Darcell A. Lutz, who died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, may call from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the <B>H. Jack Buzard Funeral Home</B>, 201 S. Washington St., Eau Claire, where funeral services will be at 7 p.m. Private burial will be Monday morning at the Emlenton Cemetery.