EDON, Ohio — Jack D. Sutton, 89, of Edon, Ohio, died at 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb., 9, 2016, at Betz Nursing Home in Auburn, Indiana, after an extended illness. Mr. Sutton was a 1945 graduate of Metz, Indiana, High School and was a lifelong farmer. He was employed by Modernaire in Angola, Indiana, and transferred to the Aro Corp. in Bryan from where he retired 1993 with over 20 years of service. He was a veteran of the United States
Army, serving in
World War II. Mr. Sutton was a member of the Edon American Legion and was proud of the fact that four of his sons served in the military. He was also a doting grandfather to all of his grandchildren. Jack D. Sutton was born on Dec. 29, 1926, in Metz, Indiana, the son of Gerald Franklin and Beulah (Walberry) Sutton. He married Nola Ruth Miller on Dec. 22, 1948, in Metz, and she survives. Survivors also include his six children, Mary L. (Bill) Bickel of Choctaw, Oklahoma, Duane A. Sutton of Edon, Donald M. Sutton of Edon, Larry D. (Peggy) Sutton of Shortsville, New York, Ellen Kaye (Byron) Beck of Auburn, Indiana, and Michael L. Sutton of Greenfield, Indiana; 13 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Hollis, Dean and Raymond Sutton, and one sister, Donna Sutton. Visitation will be held on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, from 3-7 p.m. in the Krill Funeral Home, 204 W. Indiana St., Edon. Services will be held on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016, at 2 p.m. in the Krill Funeral Home, Edon, with Pastor Nathan Derico officiating. Interment will follow in Columbia Cemetery, with graveside military rites conducted by the Edon American Legion and the United States Army Honor Guard. In lieu of flowers, memorials are requested to the Parkinson's Foundation or to Heart to Heart Hospice. To sign the online register or to send condolences, please visit
www.krillfuneralservice.com .
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