Ruby "Judy" Merle Sutton

Ruby "Judy" Merle Sutton, 90, of Palacios was called home and peacefully left us on February 21, 2015. She was born October 22, 1924 in Kemper County, Mississippi to the late Moses DeWitt Jones and Mary Victoria Ham Jones.

She has been a resident of Wharton and Matagorda County since the 1930's living in El Campo, Old Gulf, Cedar Lane, Blessing and Palacios.

Judy graduated from Blessing High School and attended Beauty School in San Antonio. She married the love of her life Lex Anderson Sutton on July 3, 1952 in Collegeport, Texas. She is Baptist by faith.
Judy loved spending time with her girls (daughter and two granddaughters) and friends as they were the most important parts of her life.

She understood the true beauty of the simple things in life and working in the yard, along with her passion of oil paintings, arts and crafts. In her younger days she enjoyed hunting and fishing.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Lex Anderson Sutton. Sisters Mrytle Coward, Eva Pullin and brothers James Jones, Jesse Jones and Charles Jones.

Survivors include her daughter Sandra Sutton Brisco and husband Harry of Kenney, Texas; granddaughters Melissa Honc Hooker and husband Hank of New Braunfels, Texas and Rebecca Honc West and husband Shain of Hungerford, Texas and great grandson Slate Anderson West.

Visitation will be 10:00 AM until 12:00 noon on Friday, February 27, 2015 at Palacios Funeral Home in Palacios, Texas. Funeral Service will follow at 2:00 pm with Pastor Harry Brisco officiating. Judy's final resting place will be at the Palacios Cemetery. Pallbearers are Melissa Hooker, Rebecca West, Hank Hooker, Shain West, Sam Cross, and David Reznicek. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Judy Sutton Memorial c/o Sandra Brisco PO Box 113 Kenney, Texas 77452.