Barbara L. Sutton, 87, formerly of Brookston, died at 11:52 p.m., January 9, 2020 at Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice of Wichita, Kansas. Barbara was in failing health for 4 years. She was born Barbara L. Capper in Brookston to the late Thomas Capper Sr. and Golda Oilar. She graduated from Brookston High School in 1951.
Her marriage was to Herbert Sutton on August 4, 1974 in Brookston. He preceded her in death on November 16, 1988. Barbara also married to David A. Eberly in 1953. David preceded her in death in 1972.
Barbara lived in Brookston until 2016. She moved to Cumberland Pointe in West Lafayette until July 2019. Barbara was moved to Chisholm Place in Wichita, Kansas until her death.
Barbara was a member of the Brookston Church of Christ. She taught Bible classes for many years. She also enjoyed having the church ladies at her house to make and send cards.
Barbara retired from Purdue University in 1994 after 23 years of service. Prior to Purdue, she was a school cook at Frontier High School in Brookston and the Indiana Veterans Home.
She enjoyed gardening, flowers, and the bird garden under her apple trees.
Survivors include Daughter, Nancy Jo (Clee) Eberly Reddinger, El Dorado, Kansas; Step-daughters: Vonsetta (Tom) Bush, The Villages, Florida; Sue Anderson, Battle Ground; Gail Sutton, Lafayette; Step-son, Don (Gloria) Sutton, Rom City; Sisters: Nancy Gordon, Okeechobee, Florida and Theresa (Pablo) Caudillo, Brookston: Brother, Louis (Janet) Capper, Brookston; along with a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. Special family friends, Dr. and Mrs. Ken Meyer, West Lafayette.
Preceded in death by daughter, Tina Smith, Parents, Sister, Joan McClaughry: Brother, Thomas Capper Jr.
Memorial Service will be at a later date as well as private interment at Tippecanoe Memory Gardens of West Lafayette. Memorial may be made to the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in Wichita, Kansas, American Heart Association or Alzheimer’s/Dementia Association.
Barbara’s family wishes to express their deepest appreciation for the excellent care while she was at Cumberland Pointe West Lafayette and Chisholm Place in Wichita, Kansas.
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