Mrs. Anne Elizabeth Sutton, 94, of Yulee, passed away Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, at her home.
Born in Jacksonville, she was the last living of 10 children born to the late Jessie William and Manie Matilda Colson Jones. Her family remained in Jacksonville until moving to Nassau County when she was 2 years old. She was a graduate of Fernandina High School and later earned an associate degree from Florida State Community College. The lifelong homemaker is remembered for her love of gardening and selling the bounty of her harvest at her roadside vegetable stand. Her vegetable stand was located in front of her home and was operated on the “honor system,” where the buyer picked out what they wanted and left the money to be collected by Mrs. Sutton later. In addition to her family’s recollection of her life in a simpler time, they also recall the years of her love for them and the ritual of Sunday dinners at her house.
Mrs. Sutton was a member of Springhill Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, George R. Sutton; two brothers, Ed and Bill Jones; and sisters, Marilyn, Vivian, Evelyn, Martha, Mary, Judy and Dorothy.
Mrs. Sutton leaves behind two daughters, Sheila Booth of Yulee and Barbara Jean Schell of Yulee; a son, George R. “Bobby” Dutton Jr. and his wife, Marian, of Callahan; 11 grandchildren; many great- and great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at a later date at Springhill Baptist Church.
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