Longtime Palmetto resident Alice Anderson Sutton, 90, passed away on Dec. 23. Sutton was one of seven children born to Wealthy Rowell Anderson and John Anderson, of Terra Ceia. She is predeceased by her husband Ben Sutton and sons Charles and Ben Sutton. She is survived by her children Alan, Bonne and Keith Sutton, her 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Born Jan. 11, 1926, Alice developed a love of music when she was a girl, often playing duets with her brothers and sisters on a local radio station. After graduating from Palmetto High School in 1943, she married Ben Sutton, of Gillett. The couple settled in Palmetto, running a downtown jewelry store during the early 1950s. After graduating from Florida State University in 1964, Alice served as the choral director at Southeast High School for nearly three decades, connecting thousands of students to the music she cherished. In the 1980s, she continued her education, studying abroad in Italy under a famous organist. Alice spread her knowledge and talent across the community by playing the organ at various community churches. She also composed many original pieces as a hobby, which she happily shared with her friends and family. The melody of Alice's life played on until her last days; she even started a popular event called "Sing Along with Alice" at the Summerfield retirement home, where she resided. In the words of Louis Armstrong, "Musicians don't retire. They stop when there is no more music in them." The funeral services for Alice are as follows: Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m., Friday, Jan. 6, at Griffith-Cline Funeral Home (720 Manatee Ave. W.) in Bradenton. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 7, and will be followed by interment at Gillette Cemetery. Before she died, Alice requested that friends and family wear bright colors to her funeral in order to celebrate her life, rather than mourn it. www.GriffithCline.com