Obituaries: Virginia Strong Sutton, 1934, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: January 5, 1934 Winnfield News-American

Funeral Services For Mrs. V. S. Sutton Held Monday P. M.

Dies Sunday Morning Following Illness of More Than Three Months

Funeral services for Mrs. Virginia Strong Sutton, who died at her home here
Sunday morning at five o'clock, were conducted Monday afternoon at one thirty
o'clock from the Independence Church, St. Maurice, by the Rev. Ellis Smith,
pastor of the First Methodist church, assisted by the Rev. Alwin Stokes,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church.  A brief ceremony was held at the family
residence here before conveying the remains to St. Maurice.

Mrs. Sutton was born in Natchitoches Parish near St. Maurice July 20, 1849. 
She was married to C. H. Sutton June 4, 1874.  At an early age she united with
the M. E. Church and has been a member of the local church since 1901, where
she and her husband moved from St. Maurice to Winnfield.

Mrs. Sutton is a sister of the late W. A. Strong, who was at one time
Secretary of State in Louisiana, under the Nichols administration and was
editor of the Southern Sentinel local newspaper at the time of his death.

Surviving the deceased are her husband, C. H. Sutton, 83, two daughters, Mrs.
J. H. Crawford of Winnfield, Mrs. T. H. Stell of Shreveport, and one son, W.
E. Sutton of Montgomery.

Out of town relatives attending the funeral ser Mrs. Ralph White and Mrs. Guy
Smith, Monroe; N. B. Crawford of El Dorado, Ark.; Mrs. S. P. Carney, Harry
Crawford, and O'Niel Sutton of Longview, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Jackson
of Jonesboro, and Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Cothran of Hodge.