Death of George Henry Sutton ~ husband of Nancy Catherine (Swank) Sutton
The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa
Thursday, November 11, 1908
GEORGE HENRY SUTTON was born in Adamsville, Muskingum County, Ohio, June 2, 1833, and died at his home in Derby, Iowa, Nov. 2, 1908, aged 75 years and 5 months. He was united in marriage to MISS NANCY CATHERINE SWANK on June 5,
1856. To this union 5 boys and 5 girls were born, of whom MARION, HARVEY, ALBERT, WILLIAM and PEARLY, with MRS. MAGGIE LEACH and MRS. BLANCHE TOLL,survive. Two daughters died in infancy and one at the age of 12 years.
The funeral was held from the M.E. Church in Derby on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 1:30 p.m. and the remains laid to rest in the Humeston Cemetery. The widow, seven children and 26 grandchildren, with a host of friends remain to mourn
the loss of a loving husband, father and friend. MR. SUTTON, or "Uncle GEORGE" as he was familiarly known, was a man of high principles and his life was devoted to doing the things he believed right and for the best. He united with the M.E. Church when 20 years of age and ever after lived an upright Christian life. His family all becoming members of the church.
He enlisted in the 160th Ohio National Guard in 1864, serving his country until 1865, when he removed to Iowa, settling on a farm in Lucas County, and followed farming and stock raising until the spring of 1906, when he moved
to Derby where he resided until his death. He suffered from heart and kidney trouble, but bore the affliction with fortitude, patience and resolution. Humanity lost a friend in the death of GEO. SUTTON, and he will be greatly missed." He was a member of the town council and frequently had filled offices of trust and honor in the county and township in which he lived. The sympathy of the entire community is extended to the widow and bereaved relatives.
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