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Earl Sutton

Postby Pastor Gary » April 2nd, 2009, 2:59 pm

According to several notes on Facebook, Bishop Earl Sutton of Alabama passed away. Sorry to learn of this.

If anyone has more details, please add them to this thread.
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Funeral arrangements

Postby pastorjason » April 2nd, 2009, 5:49 pm

Ridouts Brown Service Funeral Home
256-353-1511
711 Memorial Drive SW
Decatur AL


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SERVICE - Sunday, 2:00 PM
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Postby jinjer » April 3rd, 2009, 2:11 am

Thanks Jason

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Postby dolfan » April 3rd, 2009, 4:31 am

I didn't know that. I saw him not a month or so ago in Wal-Mart.
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Postby JohnDB » April 3rd, 2009, 5:15 am

Is he any relation to Jerry Sutton of Nashville...**gasp** a baptist?
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Postby macgulley » April 3rd, 2009, 7:10 am

Link to Brian Sutton's blog entry:

http://cliffhaven.blogspot.com/
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Postby macgulley » April 4th, 2009, 4:18 am

from the Decatur Daily:

Rev. Earl Sutton

Decatur

Funeral for the Rev. Earl Sutton, 77, of Decatur will be Sunday, April 5, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Ridout's Brown-Service Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tony Burns and a close friend, John Howell officiating.
Burial will be in Moulton City Cemetery. Visitation will be tonight from 5 to 8 at the funeral home.
Rev. Sutton went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, April 2, 2009, at his residence. He was born Feb. 20, 1932. He was a retired licensed barber and retired minister with The Church of God of Prophecy where he pastored for 50 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lanier and Lucy Sutton; and two brothers, Grover Sutton and Fred Sutton.
He is survived by his loving wife, Christine, of 57 years; one daughter, Debbie Trotter and husband, Larry, of Hartselle; two grandchildren, Lori Scott and husband, Josh, and Joshua Trotter and wife, Tammy; two great-grandchildren, Lenox Scott and Anna Grace Trotter, whom PaPa referred to as Punkin and Peanut; five brothers, Vacil Sutton and wife, Kathy, Ted Sutton and wife, Elizabeth, Junior Sutton and wife, Lanea, Curtis Sutton and wife, Joyce, and Guy Sutton and wife, Patricia; three sisters, Christine Parker and husband, Curtis, Carolyn Towry and husband, Rice, and Joyce Johns and husband, Roger; and several nieces and nephews.

http://www.legacy.com/decaturdaily/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=125711528
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