Dec 04, 2023 9:18 PM

Sharon Sutton

Posted Dec 04, 2023 9:18 PM
Sharon Sutton
Sharon Sutton

Sharon Kay Sutton, 83, of Dallas City, Illinois, died at 4:50 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, at the Oakview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Burlington. Sharon was born July 26, 1940, in Dallas City, the daughter of Don and Joan Curtis Hancock. On Aug. 15, 1959, she married Ron Sutton.

Sharon was a 1958 graduate of Dallas City High School. She stayed at home while her daughter was young. She later worked for the United States Postal Service, where she retired from. She was an amazing seamstress, an avid reader, and a lover of cats. 

Survivors include her husband; one daughter: Kelly (Craig) Petersen of Burlington; two grandchildren, Curt Petersen and Kayla (Brian) Danielson; three great-grandchildren: Peter, Edward, and David Danielson; two half-sisters, Terry Poston and Jerri Hancock and several nieces and nephews. 

She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister and brother-in-law: Darla and Jerry Newberry and one nephew, Michael Newberry. 

Cremation has been entrusted to Banks & Beals Funeral Home.
A memorial service will be held at a later date at Banks & Beals Funeral Home in Dallas City with interment to follow at Harris Cemetery. 
A memorial fund has been established for PAWs Animal Shelter. Memorials may be left later at the service or sent to the Sharon Sutton Memorial Fund, c/o Banks & Beals Funeral Home, P.O. Box 70, Dallas City, IL 62330.