Jack Wright Sutherland

Jack Wright Sutherland, USAF retired, 88 of Tallahassee, FL passed away on Monday, July 15, 2024. Born in Frankfort, Indiana on September 9, 1935 to Gladys Wright and Harold Sutherland, he was the oldest of four children. He graduated from Lebanon High School in 1952 and went on to be commissioned into the US Air Force. He met his wife, Lorena Marie Obermeyer, on a blind date in Bloomington, IN. They went on to marry, December 21, 1957 and have three children: Lisa Ann Sutherland, Lora Marie Delamer, and Mark Edward Sutherland. Jack retired from the US Air Force and moved from Rome, NY to Tallahassee, FL in 1979 to obtain an accounting degree from FSU and began a second career working for the state until 1995. In retirement, Jack enjoyed golf, traveling with his wife, and time with his grandchildren. He suffered from dementia during his final years requiring care at St. Augustine Plantation.

Jack was preceded in death by his parents, Gladys and Harold, and his sister, LaDonne Woodruff. He is survived by his wife, Lorena, his children, Lisa Sutherland in Tallahassee, Lora Delamer and her husband Kevin in Hilton Head, SC, Mark Sutherland, MD and his wife Caroline in Texarkana, TX, as well as his brother, James Sutherland and sister, Connie Longest, and his grandchildren: Joseph, Amanda, James, Tyler, John, Megan, Bailey, Kaitlyn, and Jordan.

Services will be held at Culley’s MeadowWood Funeral Home, 1737 Riggins Rd. in Tallahassee, FL on Thursday, July 18, from 2:30–4:00PM. and at Ellers Mortuary, 725 S Main St. in Kokomo, IN on Thursday, July 25 from 10:00-11:00 AM.