Bill Lee “B. Lee” Sutton passed away on October 6, 2018 in Kingwood, Texas at the age of 94.
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Lee was born September 18, 1924 in Independence, Kansas the only child of Brice Tinker
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Sutton and Irma Marie Jenkins. At a young age the family moved to Bartlesville, Oklahoma
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where Brice was employed as a lawyer with the Phillips Oil Corporation.
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After graduation from Bartlesville High School Lee was accepted to Oklahoma State
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University, in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1942. One year later Lee entered the U.S. Army and was
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assigned to the 142nd Engineer Combat Battalion. Lee was deployed to Europe during World
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War II where he served his country earning several decorations, including the Bronze Service
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Star, until his honorable discharge in 1946.
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Lee returned to Stillwater to continue his education where he graduated with a B.A. degree in
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Art and Interior Design. While at OSU, Lee joined the Sigma Chi Fraternity and soon after met
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his future wife, Catherine “Kay” Virginia Harrup of Waco, Texas, who was a member of Kappa
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Alpha Theta Sorority. After both graduated from OSU, Lee and Kay were married in 1949 in
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Waco, Texas. The couple recently celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary.
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In 1951 Lee and Kay moved to Shreveport, Louisiana where Lee began a long career as an
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interior designer with the Friend Piper design firm. In addition to his design work, Lee
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passionately pursued his love of golf. Lee was also an instructor for many years at Centenary
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College and led his Sunday School class at First United Methodist Church.
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In 2015 Lee and Kay moved to Kingwood, Texas to be close to family. Lee is survived by his
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wife Kay, his son and daughter-in-law Randy and Carol Hetherwick Sutton, his son Robert
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Sutton, four granddaughters, Alison Sutton Reynolds and husband Brian Reynolds, Megan
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Sutton Garcia and husband Raul Garcia, Kelly Sutton Reeves and husband Clint Reeves, Erin
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Sutton Moberley and husband Garrett Moberley, and six great grandchildren. Lee is preceded
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in death by his granddaughter Ashley Sutton.
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The family would like to thank the numerous caregivers at Landon Ridge Assisted Living
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Community for their tireless efforts in caring for Lee. The family requests that in lieu of
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flowers, donations be sent in memory of Lee to the Parkinson Foundation, First United
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Methodist Church in Shreveport, or a charity of your choice.
Memorial Service: A Celebration of Life was held on 2018-10-14 at Darst Funeral Home. A reception will follow the service
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