Ruth Cox Sutton

Ruth Cox Sutton 86 formerly of Woodland Circle Hertford and more recently of Edenton died Tuesday April 24 2012 in Vidant Chowan Hospital Edenton. Mrs. Sutton was born in Beaufort County and was the daughter of the late Gilbert Edward and Cassie Cox and from an early age was raised by the late Edgar and Mary Elizabeth Paul. A homemaker she was also a Mary Kay Cosmetics Consultant for 30 years and a member of Hertford Baptist Church. She was the widow of the late Clyde L. Sutton whom she was married to for 68 years and who preceded her in death on November 7 2011. In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by five brothers Joshua Gerald and James Cox and Bobby and Reid Paul. A wonderful Christian woman she was loved by all who met her. She was a devoted wife mother grandmother and great-grandmother. Her final thoughts were for her unborn great-grandson Matthew Ryan Mays. Surviving are her two daughters Julia S. Rogers and husband Wade of Plymouth and Pamela S. Stallings and husband Jimmy of Edenton; a son Steve Sutton and wife Ellen of Elizabeth City; two brothers Brinson Paul of Murfreesboro and Dr. Donald R. Paul of Austin TX; nine grandchildren Beth R. Franck and husband David Wayland Rogers and wife Becca Jennifer S. Mays and husband Matt Amy S. Roberson and husband Eric Dana S. Cooke and husband Tim Stephanie S. Sawyer and husband Jody Josh Sutton and wife Danielle Leslie Harris and Randall Harris; and 13 great-grandchildren Kassie and Katelyn Franck Hannah and Grace Rogers Hailey and Ethan Roberson Brianna and Bailey Sawyer Troy and Kaitlyn Sutton Ashlyn and Kayla Cooke and Harper Mays. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00 p.m. in Edenton United Methodist Church by the Rev. Ray Davis. Friends may join the family in the church social hall immediately after the service and all other times at the home of her daughter Pamela Stallings 513 Kimberly Drive Edenton. A private burial will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery. Miller Funeral Home & Crematory 735 Virginia Road Edenton is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Building Fund of Edenton United Methodist Church PO Box 37 Edenton NC 27932 or to the Mary Kay Foundation PO Box 799044 Dallas TX 75379-9044. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.millerfhc.com.