Living

Notes:

John Thomas "Bubba" Sutton, 81, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Friday, March 16, 2018 in Shady Shores of Hemphill, Texas.

John was born March 14, 1937 in Hemphill, Texas to George Oran Sutton and Florence Partin Sutton. He was a United States Army Veteran and later offshore production operator. He attended Hemphill Church of Christ.

John is survived by his sons, Titus Ray Sutton and wife, Janet, of Hemphill, Texas and John Oran Sutton and wife, Karissa, also of Hemphill; daughter, Maria Sutton Cox of Hemphill; grandchildren, Kristen Cox, Kelcie Sutton, Brady Sutton, Chelsey Sutton, Samuel Sutton and John Joseph Sutton, all of Hemphill; great granddaughter, Hadilyn Hanzel; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, Oran Sutton; his mother, Florence Sutton; sisters, Donice Miller and Elizabeth (Sissy) Greer; aunt, Estelle Partin Suess; and grandson, John Shannon (Shan) Cox, Jr.

Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Hemphill Church of Christ, 400 Main St., Hemphill, Texas.

Cremation arrangements were handled by Starr Funeral Home, Hemphill, Texas.

Downloaded from the Starr Funeral Home Website
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, March 21, 2018, Page 5

John married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A merchant in Hemphill. (White and Toole, p 67).

George married Florence Alta Partin on 7 Jan 1933. Florence (daughter of John Edward Partin and Alta Lillie Harris) was born on 19 Mar 1914. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His Military Marker reads TEC 5 US Army World War II

Vorise married Mable Alice Walker. Mable was born on 12 Mar 1924; died on 4 Apr 1994 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Her teachers included Lena Williams, a sister of the late Sim Williams, Tom Sutton and a Mr. McLanahan." (From a newspaper sketch of Alpha Martin Cooper, p. 46, OLD TIMES OF SABINE COUNTY, TEXAS.")

George married Alma Elizabeth Mitchell on 14 Mar 1899. Alma (daughter of Robert J. Mitchell and Amelia Cade) was born on 28 Aug 1878; died on 28 Oct 1943 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Alma Elizabeth Sutton
Death Date: 28 Oct 1943
Death Place: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Female
Race:
Death Age: 65 years 2 months 8 days
Estimated Birth Date: 1878
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Robert Mitchell
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mrs. A. R. Cade
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2137588
Digital Film Number: 4117973
Image Number: 2366
Reference Number: cn 48474
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Notes:

Married:
Dr. Sutton and his wife lived most of their life in Hemphill. (White and Toole, p 67).

Notes:

In her transcription of the Spring Hill Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary indicates he was a member of Woodmen of the World.

John married Alta Lillie Harris on 11 Dec 1909. Alta was born about 1885; died about 1947. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A digital image of his actual Texas death certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, shows that he was a laborer. He was shown as married, and the son of Dan Easley and Josephine Farce (sic).

Kay Parker McCary, in her annotated trasnscription of the Spring Hill Cemetery
shows that his grave was a triple with Hattie E. Easley and Hattie V. Easley, and was inscribed "At rest," and a footstone reading "Daddy."

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/120-020712-Spring_Hill_Cem_A-L.htm

Name: Artie Oran Easley
Death Date: 20 May 1948
Death Place: Precinct 1, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 61 years 5 months 17 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 03 Dec 1886
Birthplace: Sabine Co., Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Dan Easley
Father's Birthplace: Sabine Co., Texas
Mother's Name: Josephine Farce
Mother's Birthplace: Sabine Co., Texas
Occupation: Laborer
Place of Residence: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Cemetery: Spring Hill Cemetery
Burial Place: Sabine Co., Texas
Burial Date: 21 May 1948
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2218864
Digital Film Number: 4031444
Image Number: 3131
Reference Number: CN 23034
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


(Medical):See attached sources.

Artie married Hattie Virginia Beckcom about 1909. Hattie (daughter of Sherwood LaBorn Beckcom and Mary Virginia Duke) was born on 18 Mar 1894 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 16 Aug 1978 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Kay Parker McCary, in her annotated trasnscription of the Spring Hill Cemetery,

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/120-020712-Spring_Hill_Cem_A-L.htm

shows that her grave was a triple with Artie O. Easley and Hattie E. Easley, and was inscribed "At rest," with a footstone reading MOTHER.