Edith Kay Sutton, 88, of Oak Ridge, died Sunday, March 12, 2006, at NHC HealthCare Center. She was born Sept. 28, 1917, in Rockcastle County, Ky., the daughter of James Monroe Sutton and Zora Belle Kincer Sutton. Miss Sutton graduated from Berea College in 1940 and then pursued a successful career in public service. She worked for several years in the U.S. Public Health Service. In the 1950s she accepted a job with the Social Security Administration, where she held positions of increasing responsibility in various offices in North Carolina and Virginia. At the time of her retirement in 1986 she was assistant manager of the Social Security office in Danville, Va. In retirement, she enjoyed travel, gardening and visits with her nieces and nephews. She attended the First Presbyterian Church of Danville, Va., until moving to Oak Ridge in 2003 to be near her sister, Thelma Carlsmith. iss Sutton is survived by two brothers, Guyles Sutton and wife Margie of Frankfort, Ky., and Gervis Sutton of Crab Orchard, Ky.; a sister, Thelma Carlsmith and husband Roger of Oak Ridge; and seven nieces and nephews. Another brother, Lewis Sutton, and one sister, Ruth Hild, died earlier. Special friends were Pat and Ted Argyrakis of Danville, Va. In accordance with her wishes, Miss Sutton will be cremated and buried in the family plot in Brodhead, Ky. Weatherford Mortuary is handling the arrangements. An on-line guest book can be signed at www.weatherfordmortuary.com