Irene Davis Sutton, 96, formerly of Seven Springs went to be with her Lord and Savior Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro.

Homegoing services will be held Sunday, February 14, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Jerusalem FWB Church in Seven Springs.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Sutton was a native of Wayne County born on April 21, 1919 to the late Benjamin and Emma Wooten Davis.  She was the oldest living member of Jerusalem FWB Church where she served as a Mother.

She is survived by one son, Ed Cleo Sutton and wife, Doris of Wilson; three daughters, Deborah Robinson and husband, Ray, Phyllis McNeill and Joannie Faison, all of Goldsboro; fifteen grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Sutton was preceded in death by husband, Cleo Sutton; two daughters, Emma Jane Lewis and Kathryn Ann Bailey; four infant children; son-in-law, Preston McNeill; and a grandchild.

Visitation will be held Saturday, February 13, 2016 from 4 until 7 p.m. with the family present from 6 until 7 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.  The family will receive friends other times at 3605 Central Heights Road in Goldsboro.

Professional services have been entrusted to Howell Funeral Home & Crematory.

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