Beatrice Margaret Eagerton b. 16 Jul 1911 Effington, Florence Co., SC d. 22 Oct 1998 Tomball, Harris Co., TX; bur: Mount Hope Cem., Florence, Florence Co., SC: Forney & Clark Genealogy Pages

1911 - 1998 (87 years)

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Name	Beatrice Margaret Eagerton
Birth	16 Jul 1911	Effington, Florence Co., SC
Gender	Female
Death	22 Oct 1998	Tomball, Harris Co., TX; bur: Mount Hope Cem., Florence, Florence Co., SC
Person ID	I12451	forneyclark
Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

Father	Robert R. Eagerton, b. 24 May 1872, Marion Co., SC d. 7 Jul 1949, Florence, Florence Co., SC; bur: Mt. Hope Cem., Florence, Florence Co., SC (Age 77 years)
Mother	Amelia Margrite Moore, b. 13 Aug 1882 d. 19 Dec 1956, Burial: Mt. Hope Cem., Florence, Florence Co., SC (Age 74 years)
Family ID	F4879	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Johnnie Cliffton Sutton, b. 19 Jun 1904, Boardman, Columbus Co., NC d. 13 Sep 1972, Charleston, Charleston Co., SC; Mount Hope Cem., Florence, Florence Co., SC (Age 68 years)

Children

	1. Carlton Gene "Buddy" Sutton, b. 2 Nov 1930, Sumter, Sumter Co., SC d. 16 Aug 2014, Burial: Holy Cross Cem., James Island, Charleston Co., SC (Age 83 years)
	2. John M. Sutton
	3. June A. "Snookie" Sutton
	4. Barbara M. Sutton
	5. Monette A. Sutton

Family ID F4840 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 10 Jun 2026

Photos		Carlton Gene "Buddy" Sutton (1930-2014) & Beatrice Margaret Eagerton (1911-1998) 2-Persons photo of (L-R) Carlton Gene "Buddy" Sutton & Beatrice Margaret Eagerton Sutton came from the Sutton/ Dawson Collection by Donna Sutton Dawson-Hethington.
Photos		Sutton, Carlton Gene "Buddy" (1930-2014) & June A. "Snookie" Sutton & Beatrice Margaret Eagerton (1911-1998) & Michael Sutton & Monette A. Sutton & Barbara M. “Bobbi” Sutton Group photo of (back row, L-R) Carlton Gene "Buddy" Sutton & June A. "Snookie" Sutton Lovett & Beatrice Margaret Eagerton Sutton & (front row, L-R) Michael Sutton & Monette A. Sutton Haynes & Barbara M. “Bobbi” Sutton Pace. This photo was taken in 1991 and came from the Sutton/ Dawson Collection by Donna Sutton Dawson-Hethington.

Documents

Moore, Amelia: Family Record Postcard Concerning Amelia Margrite Moore (1882-1956)
Family record/ Note came from the Sutton/ Dawson Collection by Donna Sutton Dawson-Hethington.

Note is signed by Carlton Gene "Buddy" Sutton (1930-2014) on July 4, 1993.

The photo associated with this note appears in the PHOTOS section of this website and on the individual’s page where the photo, titled "Moore, Amelia Margrite (1882-1956) & Robert R. Eagerton (1872-1949)," is posted.

Notes

Source:
Donna Sutton Dawson-Hethington:
Name, dates, & places

Source:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183330504/beatrice-m_-sutton
Created by: Remember me
Added: 13 Sep 2017
Find a Grave Memorial 183330504
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 August 2020), memorial page for Beatrice M. Eagerton Sutton (16 Jul 1911–22 Oct 1998), Find a Grave Memorial no. 183330504, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Florence, Florence County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Remember me (contributor 47418257) .
Beatrice M. Eagerton Sutton
BIRTH 16 Jul 1911
DEATH 22 Oct 1998 (aged 87)
BURIAL
Mount Hope Cemetery
Florence, Florence County, South Carolina, USA
PLOT Garden of Hope
MEMORIAL ID 183330504 ·
Family Members
Spouse
Johnnie C. Sutton
1904-1972

Source:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q57Z-Q175
Mr John Cliffton Sutton
United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011

Deceased
Name:
Mr John Cliffton Sutton
Event Type:
Obituary
Event Date:
13 Sep 1972
Event Place:
Charleston, South Carolina
Event Place (Original):
Charleston, South Carolina
Gender:
Male
Age:
68
Occupation:
Conductor
Birth Date:
19 Jun 1904
Birthplace:
Boardman, North Carolina
Death Date:
12 Sep 1972
Death Place:
Charleston, South Carolina
Affiliate Image Identifier:
15476D09DD473DE3

Relatives
Father:
Walter Sutton
Mother:
Beulah Mason Sutton

Brother:
George W Sutton
Sister:
Mrs Thelma S Mcelveen
Sister:
Mrs Mildred S Long

Wife:
Mrs Beatrice Eagerton Sutton
Son:
Carlton G Sutton
Son:
John M Sutton
Daughter:
Mrs June A Lockwood
Daughter:
Mrs Barbara M Pace
Daughter:
Mrs Monette A Haynes

Source:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134497836/carlton-gene-sutton#source

Roger Lambert:
Added: 17 Aug 2014
Find a Grave Memorial 134497836
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 July 2020), memorial page for Carlton Gene “Buddy” Sutton (2 Nov 1930–16 Aug 2014), Find a Grave Memorial no. 134497836, citing Holy Cross Cemetery, James Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Roger Lambert (contributor 47400721) .
Charleston, SC

Photo added at site by Lou Hethington.

Carlton Gene "Buddy" Sutton
BIRTH 2 Nov 1930
Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
DEATH 16 Aug 2014 (aged 83)
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
BURIAL
Holy Cross Cemetery
James Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
MEMORIAL ID 134497836

Obituary:
Carlton Gene "Buddy" Sutton, 83, of Charleston, died August 16, 2014.

Born in Sumter, he was the son of the late Johnnie Cliffton Sutton and Beatrice Margaret Eagerton Sutton.

After attending school in Sumter and Florence, Carlton enlisted in the United States Navy in 1946 and after serving over twenty-two years he retired in Charleston. He went to work as a construction electrician at G.E. Turbine Cover Plant in Ladson in 1969. Buddy worked at the G.E. plant until construction completed and was then employed at the Army Transportation Depot on Remount Road as a marine electrician. After going through a reduction in force at the Army Depot, he was transferred to Charleston Naval Shipyard in 1970 and worked in Public Works, Shop 02 as a crane and heavy equipment mechanic. Carlton was later promoted to electrical heavy equipment inspector in 1975 in Code 430, Shop 440 and worked there until retirement in 1990. He worked for the federal government as a military and civil service employee for approximately forty-four years.

During his military career, he served in Korea during the Korean Conflict from October 1950 until July 1951 on board Destroyer Forrest Royal DD872, which provided fire support for the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, for which he was a recipient of the Bronze Star. Carlton's other duty stations served were Naval Recruit Training Center, Bainbridge, MD, USS Stribling-DD867, Reserve Fleet, Green Cove Springs, FL, USS Requisite-AGS-18, USS Alcona-AKA157, USS Tutuila-ARG-4, Naval Air Technical Training Center, NAS, Memphis, TN, Naval School Command, Great Lakes, IL, USS Aggressive, MSO-422, USS Pandemus-ARL-18, Staff of Admiral Kossler, Com. Mine Forces, Atlantic and USS McDonough-DLG-8.

Buddy was a member of American Legion Post 147, James Island, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 445, Disabled Veterans of America, The Rifle Club, BPOE, Elks 242 Charleston, a previous member of the AERO Club Charleston Air Force Base, Coastal Patrol Squadron, Civil Air Patrol and completed Commercial Flight Training under the G.I. Bill at Hawthorn Aviation, Charleston.

(SURVIVORS OMITTED)

Memorial contributions can be made to Pet Helpers, 1447 Folly Road, Charleston, SC 29412 or Charleston Animal Society, 2455 Remount Road, North Charleston, SC 29406.

Carlton was predeceased by his wife, Marjorie Anders Sutton; a daughter, Debra Sutton Andrews; and a step- daughter, Dianne Marjorie Scott.

Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.Tuesday, August 19, 2014, in McAlister-Smith Funeral Home, James Island.

Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 20, 2014, in McAlister-Smith Funeral Home, James Island. Burial will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery.