SARA BETH KING SUTTON, 51, was the daughter of
Patty Beth Bass & Momon Lee "M.L." King. The
family lived in Strawn, TX and she was born on
May 10, 1935, in Abilene. After early schooling
in Strawn, the family moved to Ranger, TX where
she attended Young School and graduated from
Ranger High School in 1953. She married Gene
"Socko" Sutton (RHS-1952) before graduating and
they moved to Kansas where Gene was a teacher
and band director for several years.
Sara Beth was a homemaker for several years while
starting her family. They had two sons, Bass &
Bart Sutton and one daughter, Patty Beth. Later,
while they were living in Burleson, TX, Sara Beth
completed her college work at Texas Wesleyan Uni-
versity in Fort Worth and later taught school for
several years. The family moved around a bit for
a while as Gene took different job opportunities,
but they lived in Seguin, TX, the longest time and
she was buried near there after her death from
cancer in Jan. of 1987. Her brother was Lee King
(RHS-1959).