Mrs. Mary A. Sutton, age 94, formerly of Albany, GA peacefully passed away on Thursday, June 12, 2025 in Cary, North Carolina.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 21, 2025, in the chapel of Hall & Hall Funeral Home with visitation one hour prior to the service. Rev. Tim Bass will officiate with interment to follow in Floral Memory Gardens.
Born August 1, 1930, in Romulus, Michigan, Mary was the second of four children of John Kovacs and Pearl Dandy Kovacs. The family resided in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, where she attended school. She lived with her parents until she married in September 1951.
On July 7, 1954, she gave birth to her first son, Donald, followed by Patrick in August 1956. She completed her family with her only daughter, Mary Anne, in 1964.
After settling in Albany, Georgia she became a member of Victory Tabernacle Church. She was an active member of her community, supporting the residents of her local nursing home with a monthly birthday party. She was also a very active member of the NCO Staff Wives’ Club on MCLB Albany and the Navy Relief Society (where she made baby layettes and welcome baskets for new arrivals) for over 40 years. She also worked at the Navy Staff Wives on-base thrift shop until moving to Cary, NC in 2018.
Mary spent her final years in the loving care of her eldest son, Donald, and his wife Kathy, surrounded by love and family.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband, MGYSGT (Ret.) Donald H. Sutton, her sisters Pearl and Helen, brother Johnny and her parents. She is survived by her children and their spouses, eight grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren. She was loved by everyone who knew her and will be greatly missed by all.
For those desiring to order flowers for the family please contact Flowers by Derrell at 229-343-8737.
For those desiring to make memorial contributions other than flowers, please consider sending to The Alzheimer's Assocation at alz.org.
Hall & Hall Funeral Home has been entrusted with the care of Mrs. Sutton and her family.
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