The Washington Republican Washington County Friday April 26, 1901 An Honored Citizen Gone. Dr. Geo. Sutton Called Home Monday Evening. Monday night, surrounded by his entire family, he breathed his last and his spirit took its flight to the great beyond, where there is no sorrow, no tears, no heart aches and no parting from dear friends. The funeral was held in Haddam conducted by Rev. GREEN of the Methodist Protestant church and a large number of friends were there to pay their last respects to the memory of one they held in hight esteem and to lend sympathy to the bereaved wife and children. Obituary. George W. SUTTON first the light of day in Van Buren county, Iowa, June 16, 1836, while Iowa was yet a territory and not a state. His early life was similar to the life of any boy in those days when school privileges were not so advantageous as now. Instead of leisure time for school, young George had to work, for at the age of 9 years, his father died and left much of the care on him. Notwithstanding this fact, he was a student and did not miss an opportunity to read books and study all he could. At the age of 16 years young Sutton was converted and untied with the Methodist Protestant church, and remained a loyal member of that faith until his death. Speaking of his religious career is only to mention the brightest chapter in his life. Before he was 25 years of age he felt the call to enter the ministry and he heeded that call. He was an itinerant preacher for many years, commencing his active work in Illinois, where he had moved when he was but 21 years of age. He came to! Kansas in 1870 as a preacher and located in Montgomery county. In 1873 he was sent to Haddam and was the pastor for the M.P. people for a few years. He traveled over Kansas for many years and was one of the organizers of the Kansas M.P. conference, and at his death was about the last survivor of the charter members. In 1881 Mr. Sutton and his family moved to Haddam to make their permanent home, going there this time not as a preacher but as a physician. Along with his study of the ministry he took up the study of medicine and was a good physician, following his profession for 20 years, but during all that time he was a careful student of the bible. On July 14, 1859, George Sutton and Nancy JAMES were married, and from this union nine children have been born, two dying in early childhood and seven surviving the father. There are six daughters and one son, all married. They were all at the funeral including fifteen grandchildren. The life of Dr. Sutton was a busy one, he lived to do good, he lived for his family, his home, his neighbors and for his God. His last sickness was but of a short duration and he seemed to have a premonition he would not survive it. He often told his devoted wife he would not live to enjoy their new home in Washington. He was reconciled to go and was prepared for the final departure. He left a request that he be buried in the Haddam cemetery beside's his wife's father, that Rev. GREEN preach the funeral sermon from 2nd Tim., 4th chap. 6 t0 8 verses.