Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthOct 7, 1920, Guilford County, North Carolina3, James Miller Sutton,470, James Miller Sutton
DeathMar 10, 2011, Salisbury, North Carolina3, James Miller Sutton
BurialFriedens Lutheran Church, 6001 NC Highway 61 North, Gibsonville, North Carolina 272493, James Miller Sutton,470, James Miller Sutton
FlagsUS Army, US Military, World War II
FatherJames McKinley SUTTON (1896-1939)
MotherBerther MILLER (1898-1987)
Spouses
BirthMar 18, 1924, Guilford County, North Carolina470, Kathleen Palmer Harrington Sutton
DeathAug 21, 1986, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina470, Kathleen Palmer Harrington Sutton
BurialFriedens Lutheran Church, 6001 NC Highway 61 North, Gibsonville, North Carolina 27249470, Kathleen Palmer Harrington Sutton
Obituary Online notes for James Miller SUTTON
3/11/11

James Miller Sutton
   GIBSONVILLE — Mr. James Miller Sutton, 90, of Gibsonville, died at the V.A. Hospital in Salisbury on Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 12:07 a.m.

   A native of Guilford County, he was the husband of the late Kathleen Palmer Harrington Sutton and the son of James McKinley Sutton and Bertha Miller Sutton, both deceased.

   He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during World War II in the 65th Infantry Division and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 02972. He was owner of Car Beauty Distributor. James was a member and past master of Tabasco Masonic Lodge No. 271 A.F. & A.M., the Oasis Temple-Greensboro York Rite where he was past masters unit, A.A.O.N.M.S., and the Burlington Moose Lodge #649. He was a member of Frieden’s Lutheran Church.

   Survivors include two daughters, Sandy Sutton Wallace of Myrtle Beach, S.C. and Leeanne Sutton Anton and husband Chris of Greensboro; and five grandchildren, Jackie Johnson, Steven Wagoner, Christopher Anton, Erin Anton and Lindsey Anton.

   He was preceded in death by a sister, Marjorie Phyllis Sutton.

   The funeral service will be conducted at Frieden’s Lutheran Church on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 11 a.m. by the Rev. William Zima. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

   The family will receive friends at the Rich & Thompson Funeral and Cremation Service in Burlington on Friday from 6 until 8 p.m.

   Memorials may be made to Frieden’s Lutheran Church, 6001 N.C. Hwy. 61 North, Gibsonville, N.C. 27249 or V.A. Hospice & Palliative Care Initiative, c/o Salisbury V.A. Medical Center, 1601 Brenner Avenue, Salisbury, N.C. 28144.

   Condolences may be offered at   
www.richandthompson.com 3, James Miller Sutton
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