ANNETTE ‘ELAINE’ HEAD SUTTON

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Annette “Elaine” Head Sutton passed away on December 9, 2021, at her home in Pittsboro.

Funeral services were held at Orange United Methodist Church on Monday, December 13, 2021, at 10 a.m. followed by a graveside service at Pineview Cemetery at 2 p.m.

Elaine was born January 21, 1937, in Seven Springs, N.C., the daughter of Burke and Cora Smith Head. She spent her career working in clothing retail including owning the Fashion Corner and 24 years with Belk’s as a buyer and supervisor. Elaine was preceded in death by her first husband, Benjamin Warren “Tom” Britt, her parents Burke and Cora Head, and siblings Lorene Sutton, Lois Hardy, Blanche McKenzie, Ross Head, and Kent Head.

She is survived by her husband William Brent Sutton; children, Lewton Steve Britt, Connie Elaine Samaniego, and Lisa Gay Britt; three grandchildren; siblings, Beth Jackson and Brenda Killette; stepchildren, Bill Sutton, Debby Moyer, and Liz Shelton; and many step-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her memory to Orange United Methodist Church, 1220 M.L.K. Jr. Blvd, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514.