Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameBilly Sue SUTTON 
3, Lena Myrtle Brown Sutton,3, John "Harold" Sutton Sr.,470, Billie Sue Sutton Benolken,3, Polly Ann Sutton Wilson,3, John Daniel Sutton, Sr
3, Lena Myrtle Brown Sutton,3, John "Harold" Sutton Sr.,470, Billie Sue Sutton Benolken,3, Polly Ann Sutton Wilson,3, John Daniel Sutton, SrBirthFeb 21, 1930, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Billie Sutton Benolken,470
DeathJul 15, 2010, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Billie Sutton Benolken,134
BurialApples Chapel Christian Church, 7345 Hwy 61 North Gibsonville, Guilford County, North Carolina3, Billie Sutton Benolken
FatherJohn Thomas SUTTON (1900-1950)
MotherLena Myrtle BROWN (1899-1999)
Obituary Online notes for Billy Sue SUTTON
7/17/2010
Billie Sutton Benolken
ELON — Billie Sutton Benolken, 80, of Elon passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 15, 2010 at White Oak Manor after a lengthy illness.
She was born in Alamance County and was the daughter of the late John Thomas and Lena Myrtle Brown Sutton. Mrs. Benolken was a longstanding member of Fairview United Methodist Church, was a registered occupational nurse and worked for both Cone Mills and Glen Raven Mills. She devoted her life to the care of patients and family and was a loving grandmother.
She is survived by her daughter, Susan (Stephen) Frye of Chapel Hill; son, George “Tripp” (Leah) Benolken of Spartanburg, S.C.; grandchildren, Aaron, Jeremy and Rachel Frye; siblings, Pauline (Byron) Gross of Elon, Gaynelle (Luther) McCollum of Elon, Marjorie “Margie” Foster of San Antonio, Texas, Shelvia Jean Russell of Graham, John Daniel (Ann) Sutton of Elon and Polly (Richard) Wilson of Elon; and sister-inlaw, Ruby Sutton of Elon.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, John Harold Sutton.
The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Fairview United Methodist Church by the Rev. Nathan Wittman with interment to follow at Apple’s Chapel Christian Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 Saturday evening at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory.
Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care Center of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215 or to Fairview United Methodist Church, 3128 Osceola Road, Elon, N.C. 27244. You may sign the online register book at
www.lowefuneralhome.com 3, Billie Sutton Benolken
Billie Sutton Benolken
ELON — Billie Sutton Benolken, 80, of Elon passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 15, 2010 at White Oak Manor after a lengthy illness.
She was born in Alamance County and was the daughter of the late John Thomas and Lena Myrtle Brown Sutton. Mrs. Benolken was a longstanding member of Fairview United Methodist Church, was a registered occupational nurse and worked for both Cone Mills and Glen Raven Mills. She devoted her life to the care of patients and family and was a loving grandmother.
She is survived by her daughter, Susan (Stephen) Frye of Chapel Hill; son, George “Tripp” (Leah) Benolken of Spartanburg, S.C.; grandchildren, Aaron, Jeremy and Rachel Frye; siblings, Pauline (Byron) Gross of Elon, Gaynelle (Luther) McCollum of Elon, Marjorie “Margie” Foster of San Antonio, Texas, Shelvia Jean Russell of Graham, John Daniel (Ann) Sutton of Elon and Polly (Richard) Wilson of Elon; and sister-inlaw, Ruby Sutton of Elon.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, John Harold Sutton.
The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Fairview United Methodist Church by the Rev. Nathan Wittman with interment to follow at Apple’s Chapel Christian Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 Saturday evening at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory.
Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care Center of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215 or to Fairview United Methodist Church, 3128 Osceola Road, Elon, N.C. 27244. You may sign the online register book at
www.lowefuneralhome.com 3, Billie Sutton Benolken