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Jesse Tucker Sutton

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Jesse Tucker Sutton Veteran

Birth
North Carolina, USA
Death
30 Apr 2020 (aged 90)
Taneytown, Carroll County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, USA Add to Map
Plot
Garden of Devotion - 26 C - 3
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{ Obituary - Jesse Tucker Sutton of New Market, Maryland - Published in The Frederick News-Post, 1 May 2020 }

Jesse Tucker Sutton, age 90, of New Market, died 30 April in Taneytown, MD. He was the loving
husband of Linda Jean Sutton, wife of 59 years. Born 4 October 1929 in North Carolina, he is son of the late William Frank and Elizabeth Tucker Sutton.

He is survived by six children and their spouses: Doree (Ed) Kuhlman; Ruth Ann (John) Pickell; Jeffrey (Andrea) Sutton; Frank (Katy) Sutton; Elizabeth (Bryan Hiatt) Sutton; and Linda (Edward) Gilmore; 17 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by sisters-in-law Patricia Sutton, Kathleen Jones, and Sheila Penrose and brother-in-law David Jones. His brother, William Frank Sutton, Jr., preceded him in death.

He was in the Marine Corps for nine years, and served with distinction during the Korean War era in logistics and supply. He once earned commendation for keeping a radio station running off of vacuum tubes "liberated" from a nearby Army base in Okinawa. "Marines", he said, "make due". He flew the Marine Corps flag daily until his hospitalization, and was proud to serve his country.

He retired as a federal government employee, spending many years as a manager at the Social Security Administration, where he helped create many of the forms used in the 1970s - 1980s. He worked many side jobs during the lean years of the 1970s (once as a projectionist at a theatre in Damascus), and cultivated an expansive garden. After retirement, Jesse established a furniture restoration business that specialized in cane, splint, and rush chairs, which he operated for 30 years. His shop was open to anyone who wanted to learn or refine their craft.

He was inducted into the Maryland Municipal League Hall of Fame after serving on the New Market Town Council for 30 years, was active in the PTA, and Boy Scouts of America. He was a member of FSK American Legion Post #11, plus the New Market Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company. He was a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He held many callings in the church from Bishopric counselor to building cleaning supervisor, to Temple Patron at the Washington DC Temple, and served his fellow parishioners, with all his might, mind, and strength.

Services and interment will be private. A celebration of his life will be a a later date. Arrangements are with the Keeney and Basford Funeral Home, 106 E. Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to LDS Humanitarian Aid at
give.ChurchofJesusChrist.org/humanitarian-aid online. These can also be mailed to:
Philanthropies, 1450 N. University Ave., Provo, UT 84604.
{ Obituary - Jesse Tucker Sutton of New Market, Maryland - Published in The Frederick News-Post, 1 May 2020 }

Jesse Tucker Sutton, age 90, of New Market, died 30 April in Taneytown, MD. He was the loving
husband of Linda Jean Sutton, wife of 59 years. Born 4 October 1929 in North Carolina, he is son of the late William Frank and Elizabeth Tucker Sutton.

He is survived by six children and their spouses: Doree (Ed) Kuhlman; Ruth Ann (John) Pickell; Jeffrey (Andrea) Sutton; Frank (Katy) Sutton; Elizabeth (Bryan Hiatt) Sutton; and Linda (Edward) Gilmore; 17 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by sisters-in-law Patricia Sutton, Kathleen Jones, and Sheila Penrose and brother-in-law David Jones. His brother, William Frank Sutton, Jr., preceded him in death.

He was in the Marine Corps for nine years, and served with distinction during the Korean War era in logistics and supply. He once earned commendation for keeping a radio station running off of vacuum tubes "liberated" from a nearby Army base in Okinawa. "Marines", he said, "make due". He flew the Marine Corps flag daily until his hospitalization, and was proud to serve his country.

He retired as a federal government employee, spending many years as a manager at the Social Security Administration, where he helped create many of the forms used in the 1970s - 1980s. He worked many side jobs during the lean years of the 1970s (once as a projectionist at a theatre in Damascus), and cultivated an expansive garden. After retirement, Jesse established a furniture restoration business that specialized in cane, splint, and rush chairs, which he operated for 30 years. His shop was open to anyone who wanted to learn or refine their craft.

He was inducted into the Maryland Municipal League Hall of Fame after serving on the New Market Town Council for 30 years, was active in the PTA, and Boy Scouts of America. He was a member of FSK American Legion Post #11, plus the New Market Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company. He was a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He held many callings in the church from Bishopric counselor to building cleaning supervisor, to Temple Patron at the Washington DC Temple, and served his fellow parishioners, with all his might, mind, and strength.

Services and interment will be private. A celebration of his life will be a a later date. Arrangements are with the Keeney and Basford Funeral Home, 106 E. Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to LDS Humanitarian Aid at
give.ChurchofJesusChrist.org/humanitarian-aid online. These can also be mailed to:
Philanthropies, 1450 N. University Ave., Provo, UT 84604.


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  • Created by: Gerry Owens
  • Added: May 1, 2020
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209668844/jesse_tucker-sutton: accessed ), memorial page for Jesse Tucker Sutton (4 Oct 1929–30 Apr 2020), Find a Grave Memorial ID 209668844, citing Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Gerry Owens (contributor 48133440).