TOMMY SUTTON

Tommy Doylas Sutton, 83, of Texarkana, Texas, died Monday, Aug. 3, 2009, in a local hospital. <br />Mr. Sutton was born Sept. 14, 1925, in Ashdown, Ark. He was retired from the Postal Service, a Scottish Rite Mason, a Shriner, prison ministry leader at Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana, a Gideon, a deacon, Sunday school teacher and member of First Baptist Church, Moores Lane, and a World War II Navy and Air Force veteran. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Sutton. <br />Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and David Levetz of Dallas; one son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Patricia Sutton of Dallas; one brother, Albert L. Sutton Jr. of Texarkana; and three grandsons, David Sutton, Greg Sutton and Andrew Sutton of Dallas. <br />Services will be noon today at First Baptist Church, Moores Lane, with the Revs. Larry Sims and Jeff Schreve officiating. Burial will be in East Memorial Gardens under direction of Texarkana Funeral Home, Texas. <br />Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 3015 Moores Lane, Texarkana, TX 75503. <br />Online registration is at www.texarkanafuneralhome.com. <br /> <br />