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Wilbur Ellis Sutton

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Birth	:	28 Oct 1923 Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
Death	:	15 Aug 2009 Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Wayne Memorial Park, Dudley, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate	:	35.3210983, -78.0350037
Description	:	MOUNT OLIVE -- Wilbur Ellis Sutton, 85, of 361 White Oak Bridge Road, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. A veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during World War II during which he was stationed in Germany, his enlistment also included his involvement with the honor guard and of being a military policeman. He retired in November of 2008 after a life-long farming career, part of which time he also operated Wilbur Sutton Farm Supply. He was a longtime member of the Thunder Swamp Pentecostal Holiness Church. Mr. Sutton is survived by his wife,... Read More	MOUNT OLIVE -- Wilbur Ellis Sutton, 85, of 361 White Oak Bridge Road, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. A veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during World War II during which he was stationed in Germany, his enlistment also included his involvement with the honor guard and of being a military policeman. He retired in November of 2008 after a life-long farming career, part of which time he also operated Wilbur Sutton Farm Supply. He was a longtime member of the Thunder Swamp Pentecostal Holiness Church. Mr. Sutton is survived by his wife, Emma Lee Sutton of the home; four daughters, LaRose Daniels of Goldsboro, Debbie Daniels and her husband, Joe, of Clayton, Becky Zerr and her husband, Mick, of Wilmington, and Rhonda Sutton of Dudley; three grandsons, James, Chris, and Ellis Daniels; five great-grandchildren; three brothers, E.H. Sutton of Albertson, Tommy Sutton of Mount Olive, and Harold Thigpen of Kinston; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest G. Sutton and Mamie Harrell Sutton; his stepmother, Maybelle Sutton; two sisters, Athelene Thigpen and Elizabeth Mitchell; four brothers, Claxton Sutton, Carlton Sutton, Earl Sutton, and Kirby Sutton; and his mother-in-law, Mamie "Granny" Fields, with whom him and his wife shared their home for many, many years. Services to celebrate Mr. Wilbur's life will be at 7 p.m. today at the Thunder Swamp Church with the Rev. Frederick Dixon and the Rev. Jimmy Whitfield officiating. Burial will be on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in Wayne Memorial Park with military honors. The family will receive friends at the church today during the hour prior to the service, and at other times at the residence. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts are requested to be made to Thunder Swamp P.H. Church, c/o Liz King, 3516 Suttontown Road, Faison, NC 28341. "Wilbur E. Sutton -- He was a good man!" A Tyndall Service of Mount Olive.

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Wilbur Ellis Sutton's memorial is located at: Wayne Memorial Park, Dudley, Wayne County, USA.
When did Wilbur Ellis Sutton death?
Wilbur Ellis Sutton death on 15 Aug 2009 in Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina, USA
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Latitude: 35.3210983
Longitude: -78.0350037

Family Members:

Parent

Ernest Gilbert Sutton

(1895 - 1981)

Mamie Harrell Sutton

(1898 - 1936)

Spouse

Emma Lee Rose Sutton

(1922 - 2011)

Siblings

James Earl Sutton

(1921 - 1974)

Ernest Herman “E.H.” Sutton

(1939 - 2015)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Wayne Memorial Park
Dudley, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 35.3210983, -78.0350037

2. Aldridge Cemetery
Genoa, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 35.3192730, -78.0429340

3. J W Aldrich Cemetery
Genoa, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 35.3195500, -78.0431200

4. Woodland Friends Cemetery
Dudley, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 35.3187670, -78.0443860

5. John P Taylor Cemetery
Dudley, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 35.3126830, -78.0285960

6. David B. Everitt Family Cemetery
Dudley, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 35.3272130, -78.0206910

7. Love Memorial Baptist Church
Goldsboro, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 35.3369040, -78.0423690

8. Augustus Church Cemetery
Dudley, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 35.3106490, -78.0546750

9. Rhodes Cemetery
Goldsboro, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 35.3104338, -78.0560985

10. Rhodes Memorial Gardens
Dudley, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 35.3102989, -78.0563965

11. Saint John AME Church Cemetery
Dudley, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 35.3199450, -78.0093300

12. McKinne Family Cemetery
Goldsboro, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 35.3438240, -78.0492120

13. Lightner Cemetery
Goldsboro, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 35.3495600, -78.0335470

14. Mays Chapel Church Cemetery
Dudley, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 35.2902740, -78.0371670

15. Potts Family Burial Ground
Dudley, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 35.2918910, -78.0224480

16. Zebedee Mitchell Cemetery
Dudley, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 35.3092760, -77.9930680

17. Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery
Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 35.3278970, -78.0803770

18. Old Hickory Cemetery
Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 35.3322620, -78.0812940

19. Foldsom Cemetery
Goldsboro, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 35.3310250, -78.0819110

20. Buckhorn Memorial Garden
Goldsboro, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 35.3624300, -78.0337780

21. Congregational Church Cemetery
Dudley, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 35.2775980, -78.0361250

22. Matthew Jones Cemetery
Dudley, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 35.2821250, -78.0041450

23. Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
Dudley, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 35.3120460, -77.9792010

24. Casey Cemetery
Brogden, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 35.2794240, -78.0049370