Mrs. Evelyn Tibbitts Sutton

July 29, 1921 - February 24, 2017

Mrs. Evelyn Tibbitts Sutton, age 95 of Taylorsville passed away Friday afternoon, February 24, 2017. Mrs. Sutton was born July 29, 1921 in Paulding County, daughter of the late Earl R. Tibbitts and the late Rushie Ann Walraven Tibbitts. She was a graduate of the Dallas High School Class of 1940. Mrs. Sutton was a homemaker and a member of the Shady Grove Baptist Church for 75 years. She enjoyed cooking, gardening and loved her family. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Jesse F. Sutton on May 3, 1999; step-mother, Esther Wigley Tibbitts; two sisters, Clarice Cole and Delores Brown; and a brother, Loyd Tibbitts Survivors include two daughters, Barbara (Glenn) Wimpy of Cartersville and Peggy (Gavin) Sneed of Dallas; three sons, Franklin (Maxine) Sutton, Ricky (Donna) Sutton and Terry Sutton all of Taylorsville; seven grandchildren, Greg (Cindy) Wimpy, Jennifer (Chris) Williams, Becki Abernathy, Kyle (Haley) Sutton, John Sutton, Amy Sutton and Josh (Carol) Sneed; nine great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral services for Mrs. Sutton will be held on Monday, February 27th at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of the Freeman Harris Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Tibbitts and Rev. Greg Wimpy officiating. Interment services will follow in the family lot of Hills Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The following gentlemen will serve as pallbearers: Kyle Sutton, Bryce Abernathy, Josh Sneed, Chris Williams, Greg Wimpy and Tim Squires. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday evening, February 26th between the hours of 5:00 and 8:00 p.m. Freeman Harris Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral services for Mrs. Evelyn Tibbitts Sutton.