Washington Times-Herald
LOOGOOTEE — Rita A. Sutton, 73, died at 11:27 a.m. Friday at Jasper Memorial Hospital. Born Aug. 19, 1937, in Martin County, she was the daughter of Frank and Mary (Kidwell) Madden. A homemaker, she was a member of St. John Catholic Church in Loogootee. She is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law, Donna and John Heshelman of Odon, Lisa and Chris Donnersberger of Loogootee, and Brenda and Chris Norris of Loogootee; one sister, Catherine Matthews of Indianapolis; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Her husband, William “Bill” Sutton, whom she married May 28, 1955, died Feb. 21, 1991. Her parents, two sisters, Thelma Perry and Virginia Arvin, and three brothers, Charles, Thomas and Bill Madden, are also deceased. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Catholic Church in Loogootee. Burial will be in St. John Catholic Cemetery. Visitation was from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at www.brocksmithfuneralhomes.com. (Sept. 3, 2010)
