photographed 1999
Transcriptions of Gravestones at Campbell Chapel Cemetery -left to
right-
Ben Sutton
1857 - 1920 |
Mattie Sutton
1865 - 1941 |
Joe Sutton
1890 - 1946 |
OBITUARY FOR BENJAMIN SUTTON (Crawfordsville Journal & Review, 19 Oct 1920, Pg 5 col 5)
AGED HILLSBORO MAN DIES AT INDIANAPOLIS MONDAY
Hillsboro, Oct 19 - Benjamin Sutton, 63 years old, died at a sanitarium in Indianapolis Monday evening at 5:30 o'clock, and the body was brought here Tuesday afternoon and taken to the Sutton home northwest of town.
Mr. Sutton had been in failing health for two years and about seven weeks ago was taken to the sanitarium but the announcement of his death came as a shock to his family. He was born in Kentucky but had spent the greater part of his life in Fountain county.
He is survived by his widow and eight children, Mrs. Belle Hushaw of near Attica; Clyde Sutton, of near Hillsboro; Arthur Sutton of Indianapolis; Joseph, Hugh, Cahterine, Ruth, and Gertrude, all residing at home. He also leaves five brothers, Ike Sutton of Waynetown; Will, Frank and James Sutton of Stone Bluff and Bert Sutton of Replaw, Canada.
OBITUARY FOR MATTIE (CLICKNER) SUTTON (Crawfordsville Journal & Review, 6 Sep 1941, Pg 2 col 6)
VEEDERS WOMAN DIES IN DANVILLE - MRS. MATTIE SUTTON EXPIRES AT ST. ELIZABETH'S HOSPITAL
Veedersburg, Sept 5 - Mrs. Mattie Sutton, 76, died Friday afternoon at four o'clock at St. Elizabeth's hospital in Danville, Ill, of diabetes. Mrs. Sutton had been ill for several weeks.
Mrs. Sutton was born March 3, 1865, near Veedersburg, the daughter of Marthia and Elizabeth Clickner. She was married to Benjamin Sutton, who died several years ago. They lived on a farm east of Veedersburg.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Gertrude LaBaw, Mrs. Belle Hushaw and Mrs. Katherine Slusser, all of near Veedersburg; four sons, Hugh and Joe, at home, Clyde Sutton of Detroit, Mich., and Arthur Sutton of Indianapolis.
The body has been taken to the H.C. Fishero funeral home in Veedersburg. There have been no funeral arrangements made.
NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME FOR THIS FAMILY LINE
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