Douglas Bret Sutton Sr. went home to Jesus on October 27th, 2019 at age 60. Doug was born to Billy Ross Sutton and Sonya “Toni” Sutton on January 22, 1959 in Norfolk, Virginia. Doug met his wife, Wanda in 1978 and they married that same year. They shared 41 years of marriage and had three sons.
Doug was determined to live a life of service to the people around him. Whether it was providing for his family, volunteering by driving a bus or teaching Sunday school, or during the last 6 years of his life as he cared for his wife, Doug embodied the idea of Christlike humility always valuing others above himself.
Throughout his entire life, he held an unwavering faith in God, which he shared with those who surrounded him. He will be dearly missed by his loved ones, who celebrate the fact that he is at peace with his creator.
He is survived by his Wife Wanda, three children, Bret (Sarah) Sutton, Chris (Jess) Sutton, and Tim Sutton. Granddaughter Luna Sutton, his sister Brenda Wade, brother Charles Brantley, step-brother Ed Resleff, step-sister Denise Grider, niece Brooke Brown, and stepmother Esther Sutton.
A celebration of life service will be held at 4:00 pm Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at Point Church, 324 Village Road NE, Leland, NC 28451.
Online condolences may be made at www.peacocknewnamwhite.com.
Peacock-Newnam & White Funeral and Cremation Service, Southport, NC.
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