Willie Sutton

Willie Sutton Jr, of Dudley, NC, passed away on April 19, 2019. He was born to the late Willie and Florence Sutton on July 14, 1932.
Deacon Willie Sutton loved his church, Saint Rest Holiness Church, where Willie became Deacon and held this position until his passing.
He began work at an early age as a farmer in the Seven Springs area. Just before moving to Dudley, NC, he started his career in carpentry at Patelos Door Factory of Goldsboro, NC where he worked for more than 30 years. Willie Sutton was a well-known person who would go out and make a dollar. He began a side job selling wood which earned him the name "Wood Man". Deacon Willie also expanded his employment into the world of Avon. Again, he developed a new name, The "Avon Man."
After his retirement, he started work at W.A.G.E.S. (Wayne Action Group for Economic Solvency, Inc.). This led him to work as a volunteer at O'Berry Center as a Senior Companion where he earned "Employee of the Year" award. He worked there until his health began to decline.
In addition to his mother and father, Deacon Willie was preceded in death by two sisters, Florine Best and Bessie Mae Sutton; two brothers, Walter Bell Sutton and J.C. Sutton; two sons, Willie Ray Sutton and Raymond Earl Whitfield; and one nephew, Roger Lee Sutton.
Those surviving him include: his wife, Laddie Mae Sutton of the home; his daughter, Mary Annette (Allen) Bizzell of Charlotte Hall, Maryland; two sons, Charles Jay (Teresa) Whitfield of La Grange, NC and Eric O'Neil (Enga) Sutton of Dudley, NC; one godson, Rev. Donald Wells; three sisters-in-law, Mittie Exum of LaGrange, NC, Leatha Kornegay of Goldsboro, NC, and his special sister-in-law Rachel Horton who visited and sung with him during his stay at the Brian Center; along with a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nephews, and nieces.