Norma Jean Sutton, age 81 years, a resident of Buckhannon, passed away Friday, November 9, 2012 in the St. Joseph’s Hospital in Parkersburg, WV. She was born October 13, 1931 in Elkins, a daughter of the late Solomon Ryan and Emma Jean Smith Gibson. She is survived by one son, Jerry Pingley, of Ohio and two daughters, Joyce Wilt, of Buckhannon, WV and Sharon Pingley, of Parkersburg, WV. Four brothers, Richard, Bug, Kight and Guy Gibson, all of Elkins, three sisters, JoAnn Crouch and Leota Gibson, both of Elkins, Connie Boyles, of Kentucky, ten grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren also survive. Also preceding her in death was one brother, Robert Gibson, one sister, Cleota Gibson and one grandson. Norma was a homemaker and a member of the First Church of Christ of Parkersburg, WV.
Friends may call from 10:00 AM until 12:00 Noon Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at the Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 noon Tuesday from the funeral home chapel with Minister Mike Courtwright officiating. Interment will follow in the Elkins Memorial Gardens.
The Tomblyn Funeral Home of Elkins is in charge of the arrangements for Norma Jean Sutton.
