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Sutton Family Reunion, September 3, 2016

For decades, a Sutton Family Reunion was hosted by Wayne and Betty Ruth Sutton at their home on the Jerry S. "Buck" Sutton New Homeplace in the Ninth District, Berrien County Georgia. Primarily, the reunion attracted decendents and relations of Buck (1860-1918) and Susan (also Susannah, 1867-1909) Sutton, whose children were Joseph (b. 1886 d. 1886-1888), Fannie Belle (1888-1932, m. Nick Baker, no children), Della (also Ardella, 1891-1932, m. Lucious G. Outlaw), Jerry M. (1893-1935, m. Elsie Baldree), Marcus Newton (1895-1940, m. Ressie Lee Ivey), Mary Ellen (1898-1961, m. Riley Hooper), George Tilden (1903-1940, m. Versacola Griner), and Noah Leon (1906-1936, m. Gertie Luke). All of Buck and Susan's children were born while he owned (1885-1912) the Jerry S. "Buck" Sutton Old Homeplace (presently part of the W.H. Outlaw Farm). When I sit on my front porch, I imagine the children playing in the yard. [. . . from the introduction to the 2011 Reunion]

This year, the reunion took place at at the Ebenezer Church, Lenox, GA. Many thanks to the organizers, and thanks to Mary Lou and Talmadge Sutton and to Gayle Killian for assistance with the preparation of this page.

As a means of remembering this event and sharing with those who could not attend, I have posted a number of candid images taken at the reunion. They are presented in no special order; those I missed this time, maybe I will catch in a couple of years.

Last edit 2016-09-17.
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Church sign, as.
 Ebenezer Church, Lenox, GA, venue for the 2016 Sutton Reunion.
Talmadge Sutton (s/o Jerry M. and Elsie née Baldree Sutton).
 Mary Lou Sutton (w/o Talmadge).
David Sutton (s/o Talmadge and Mary Lou Sutton).
 Janie Sutton (d/o Talmadge and Mary Lou Sutton).
Mary Beth Sutton Schwentor (d/o Aubrey and Zeta Mae née Turner Sutton).
 Kathleen Hall (d/o Mary Beth Schwentor).
Elizabeth Bethel (d/o Graham and Penny née Sutton Bethel, thus gd/o Jerry and Eldora ("Dody") née Walker Sutton).
 Anna Carpenter (d/o Allison Bethel Carpenter and thus gd/o Graham and Penny née Sutton Bethel). Graham and Penny had two other daughters, Frances and Charity, who did not attend.
Gayle née Sutton Killian (d/o Aubrey and Zeta Mae née Turner Sutton).
Frank Killian (h/o Gayle).
Carl and Beverly née Turner Pafford. (Carl's mother and Aubrey's mother were sisters. Beverly's father, P.J., and Zeta Mae were siblings.) Michael Bennett. (s/o Jimmy Bennett, who is s/o Dalton and Evelyn née Sutton Bennett).
A. Leon Sutton Jr. (s/o Aubrey and Zeta Mae née Turner Sutton).
Carolyn Sutton (w/o Leon).
Carolyn née Bennett Fletcher (d/o Dalton and Evelyn née Sutton Bennett).
 Tommy Fletcher (h/o Carolyn and sis/o Betty Sutton).
Betty née Fletcher Sutton (w/o Wayne Sutton).
 Reita Harnage (d/o Wayne and Betty Sutton).
Derrick Sutton (s/o Wayne and Betty née Fletcher Sutton).
 Chad Sutton (s/o Wayne and Betty née Fletcher Sutton).
Johnny Harnage (h/o Reita née Sutton Harnage).
 Faye Pafford (Carl's sister).
Kristal née Sutton Mowry (d/o David Sutton) with daughters Bella and Lilly.)
 Shirley née Fletcher Story (d/o Carolyn and Tommy Fletcher).
Tommy Story (h/o Shirley).
 Austin Sutton (s/o Derreck) and friend.
Everyone brought a covered dish.
 The reunion coincided with an acknowledgement of Talmadge's 84th birthday, the final event in the reunion. Wanda née Fletcher Bryant (d/o Carolyn and Tommy Fletcher) presented the cake.

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