Lois Sutton Obituary

Age - 86

September 10, 2023

Franklin, GA

Mrs. Alice "Lois" Blanton Sutton, age 86, of Franklin, Georgia, passed away on Thursday evening, September 7, 2023, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 7, 1937, in Sylva, North Carolina, the daughter of the late Burnette Blanton and Ada Green Blanton. During her working career, she was employed with Peds Products as a switchboard operator. Mrs. Lois was a longtime, faithful member of Glenloch Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, William "Bill" H. Sutton. She leaves behind to cherish her memory her daughters and son-in-law, Judy & Wendell Jiles and Rose Thompson; grandchildren, Misty & Jay Lambert, Adam Harper, and Stevie Crawford; and great-grandsons, Beau Lambert and Tucker Lambert. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, September 11, 2023, at 1:00 PM from the Chapel of Martin & Hightower Funeral Home with Pastor Neil Awbrey officiating. Interment will follow in Carroll Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, September 11, 2023, from 12:00 PM until the time of service. Messages of condolences can be sent to the family at www. martin-hightower. com. Martin and Hightower Heritage Chapel has charge of the arrangements.

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