Steven Sutton

Waynesville, Steven Taylor Sutton, age 60, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at his residence. A native of Haywood County, he was the son of Bonnie Hicks Sutton and the late Taylor Filetus Sutton. Steve was of the Baptist Faith. He graduated from Western Carolina University in 1979 with a degree in Marketing. Steve began playing the banjo as a child and was playing professionally before he was 12. His adult career began with Jimmy Martin at the Grand Ole Opry immediately following Sutton's graduation from Tuscola High School in 1974, and included stints with Alecia Nugent, Rhonda Vincent, George Jones and others. He continued appearing on the Grand Ole Opry, and on such network television shows as "Hee Haw." Locally, Sutton was a member of Whitewater Bluegrass Company and The Darren Nicholson Band. Steve is survived by his mother, Bonnie Hicks Sutton, of Waynesville; sister, Juanita Hendricks, of Greenville, South Carolina; nieces, Leah Hendricks, of Greenville, South Carolina and Britt Stribling, and her husband, Tony, of Campobello, South Carolina; and a special cousin, Carolyn Hunter, of Waynesville. Funeral services will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 18, 2017 in the Waynesville chapel of Wells Funeral Home with Reverend Phillip Wyatt officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. A celebration of life service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to IBMA Bluegrass Trust Fund, 4206 Gallatin Pike, Nashville, TN 37216.

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