Published in the Topeka, KS - Capital Journal 2002-3-29 PRINCETON (KS) -- William Elmer SUTTON, 86, Princeton, died Wednesday, Mar 27, 2002, at an Olathe hospital. Mr Sutton was a rural mail carrier for the U S Postal Service for 34 years before he retired in 1983. He was an Army veteran of World War II and had been stationed in Northern Ireland and England and participated in the North African invasion. He was among the first group to engage the enemy at Faid Pass, Casserine Pass and to enter Rome. He had five tanks shot out from under him in North Africa and Italy and was wounded twice, once at Anzio and later in northern Italy. He was the first soldier from Franklin County honorably discharged on the point syster. He was born Oct 4, 1915, in Agricola (KS), the son of William S and Cora Florence VANDERSLICE SUTTON. He attended school in Williamsburg (KS). Mr Sutton was a member of the United Methodist Church in Princeton, Memorial Post No 5397 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at Garnett (KS), and Aerie Lodge No 2700 of the fraternal Order of Eagles in Ottawa (KS). He married Laura June HETZEL on Mar 25, 1945, near Princeton. She survives. Other sruvivors include two sons, John SUTTON, Fort Lauderdale by the Sea FL, and Joe Bill SUTTON, Rantoul (KS); three daughters, June ERISMAN, Ottawa, Judy WIEDERHOLT, Princeton, and Joanne CASIDA, Coulterville IL; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2pm Saturday at Dengel and Son Mortuary in Ottawa. Post No 5901 of the VFW will conduct military honors. Burial will be at the Princeton Cemetery. Mr Sutton will lie in state after 1pm today at the mortuary where visitation will be from 7 to 8pm. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Parkinsons Disease Assn and sent in care of the mortuary. -- Danny & Nancy Clemmer www.clemmer.org