Condolences to Vatrice and Karen

John Sutton, Jr. had 2 daughters, Vatrice Sutton-Nobles and Karen Sutton-Green who live in Chicago. John Jr. was married to their mother Verma. Verma passed and her funeral will be held on this coming Saturday in Chicago.


Submitted by Nancy Eady

Cousin Daryl Doing Big Things In the Music Industry!!!

This is our cousin Daryl from Sacramento. He has been producing and recording music for some years now, and it is paying off.

Check out the links below, and spread the word.

Click on the link below to see the video of the song that he produced for Angela Simmons (Daddy's Girls, MTV) http://www.trakmatik.com/ Video of Angela Simmons, Center of Attention, Produced by Trakmatik.

http://www.fs-harrisproductions.com/index.php?site=about1

http://www.reverbnation.com/prototypemusic

http://www.youtube.com/user/THELIVEWIRESTUDIOS#p/a

-Beno

Services for Nancy Younger

Services: Shiloh Baptist Church
3565 9th Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95817-3596
(916) 452-5052

Date: November 13, 2009 (Friday)
Time: 11:00 am

Directions: From the East Bay take I80 to Sacramento , merge to Hwy 99 (Fresno), stay in
right hand lane, take first exit 12th Avenue, make left go over overpass turn left at first
light, 33rd st, go 2 blocks to 9th avenue, turn right, follow 9th avenue
to church on left.

From the South area, once you are on hwy 99 north and into Sacramento, take 12th avenue
turn off, turn right go to first light, 32nd st, make a left, go approx 2 blocks to 9th avenue, turn right and follow
to church on left.

There will be a full service and celebration, afterwards her remains will return to the funeral home.

The family will remain at the church for the Repass.

Her resting place will be with Dorothy at Sylvan Cemetary in Citrus Heights, CA.

Update to the 1969 Delta State University Sit-In

Muriel Lucas wrote me to tell me that there was a very "important omission in the news" that we shared about the DSU Sit-In.

The omission was that "our uncle Donald Carl Sutton was one of the leaders of the 1969 protest at DSU.

The state of Mississippi had a Sovereingty Commission which was set up to protect segregation in the state, from about 1964 to 1977. The SC kept a list of names of people who they considered to be "dangerous" . Donald's name appeared on that list at least 13 times, (Muriel's name appreared once).

Here is its web address: http://mdah.state.ms.us/bugle/sovcom/scagencycasehistory.php.

Visit it when you can.

Muriel wanted to make cerrtain that the family knows something about Uncle Donald's contributions to an important cause.

Thank you Muriel for sharing that bit of history with us.

And we honor the contributions that you and Uncle Donald have made in the struggle for Civil Rights.

-Brian Eady

Delta State 1969 Sit-in Participants Honored.

Delta State Alumni that participated in the sit-in attending the program are: (seated, from left) Cora L. Hicks of Chicago, Ill., Lula Orsby-Jones of West Helena, Ark., Mary Louis Bass of Killeen, Texas, Effie Sledge of Batesville, Ark., Yvonne McClinton Stanford of Clarksdale, (standing, from left) Beverly Edward Perkins of Cleveland, Maggie Crawford of Cleveland, Muriel McCraney Lucas of Cleveland, Talmadge Davis, Jr. of Cleveland, Willy E. Cherry of Benoit, Jennifer Buckner of Cleveland, Joann Anderson Wynn of Hattiesburg, Thomas E. Edwards of Ruleville, and J. B. Smiley of Bartlett, Tenn.

Delta State University celebrated its diversity by commemorating the 40th anniversary of the sit-in demonstration with a program entitled “Catalysts for Change: Understanding Diversity at Delta State” Tuesday, Oct. 27, in the Jacob Conference Center of Ewing Hall.

Delta State alumni that participated in the demonstration in 1969 were honored during a commemoration of the event and the changes it brought.

On March 10, 1969, a group of 52 students staged a sit-in demonstration in front of the Delta State’s President’s Office to protest the disregard of a list of demand previously presented to the administration. The students were arrested and imprisoned for the night at Parchman State Penitentiary. The next day, they were returned to the Bolivar County Court House where they were released on $200 bonds.

The actions of the students have now been seen as a turning point for race relations at Delta State University.

The highlight of the program was a panel discussion featuring participants from the 1969 sit-in and a professor from the time of the sit-in. The focus of the panel discussion was the events that led up to the sit-in demonstration, and the demonstration itself.

Sponsored by the Delta State University Diversity Advisory Committee, the program was intended to celebrate the courage and conviction of those former students who became “catalysts for change” at Delta State.

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Yancey Richardson Giving Family a Shoutout from the ATL

William Sutton Jr. Stars at Arizona State University

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2009 graduate of Centennial High School in Corona, Calif...one of the premier defensive linemen in the state of California...played for one of the nation's elite prep programs...an active, athletic and powerful lineman...was a teammate of fellow ASU signees Jarrid Bryant and Vontaze Burfict, as well as current Sun Devils Ryan Bass, Shelly Lyons and Brandon Magee at Centennial...will be one of five Sun Devils to have played at Centennial High, the most teammates outside the state of Arizona to be on a Sun Devil roster in school history...ranked as the No. 33 defensive tackle in the country by Scout.com...regarded as the top defensive tackle in the state of California by ESPN Scouts, Inc....listed as the No. 42 defensive tackle in the nation by Rivals.com...also labeled by Rivals.com as the No. 2 defensive tackle in the state of California and the state's No. 40 overall recruit...played in the 2009 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Myrtle Beach, S.C., along with fellow Sun Devil signees Jamal Miles and Fred Thornton...totaled 101 tackles (23 solo) as a senior in 2008...led the Huskies with 11.5 quarterback sacks...blocked four punts and recovered one fumble...totaled six or more tackles in 11 games on the year...registered a season-high 11 tackles (three solo) against Norco on Nov. 14, 2008...tallied a season-high four quarterback sacks and seven total tackles against Chaparral on Dec. 12, 2008...totaled nine tackles on two occasions and collected 1.5 quarterback sacks four times on the year...registered 48 tackles as a junior in 2007...added 2.5 quarterback sacks and one fumble recovery...posted five or more tackles on six occasions and tallied a season-high six total stops three times...totaled 11 tackles as a sophomore in 2006...posted a season-high six total tackles against Chaparral on Nov. 24, 2006...chose ASU over Arizona, Boise State, Fresno State, Nebraska, UNLV and Washington, among others...verbally committed to ASU on Dec. 14, 2008...coached by Matt Logan at Centennial High School.

Brian and Try Celebrate Seven Years of Marriage!!

Brian and Tryphenia celebrate seven years of marriage today, August 31, 2009. Here is to many more years of marital bliss.

More Photos from the Cruise Experience

Here is Uncle Harold at Dunns River Falls. This was one of the best experiences that many of us who participated had. We really did not know what to expect, but we ended up getting soaking wet, along with a little workout. If I ever make it back to Ocho Rios, I would do Dunns River Falls again. Try and I bought the DVD which turned out to be only about 20 minutes worth of footage, but it was all good.

In Ocho Rios, Jamaica, the family all got on a tour bus and drove into the heart of Ocho Rios to see how people were really living. It was the first time many of us every drove on the left side of the road. In Jamaica, they say, the "Left is right, and right is suicide."

This was a stop that our driver Johnson took us too. It was a handful of shop owners who were trying to make a living. Many of our family members bought items from these shop keepers.

This was at our meet and greet on Saturday, after we boarded the ship and got comfortable. Here Bonnie is addressing us as to why he came and what he wanted out of the reunion.

Moton Family

Nancy Eady on Taking Our Place

Greenville Stories Part 2

Greenville Stories Pt. 1

Sutton Moton Drew Family Reunion

The Talent Show

The cruise ship held a talent show. There were some really talented performers. Here is some of the family after the show.

Standing: Harold, Earl, Soraya, and Carlos
Seated: Lillie Mae, Brian, Keyanna, Try, Nancy, Gladys and Karla.

Willie and Rhoda Norris of Chicago

This is a photo of Willie and Rhoda Norris. You can see the love. : )

Sutton Moton Drew 2009

This is how we did it in 2009 on the Carnival Destiny Cruise Ship to Jamaica, and Grand Cayman Islands.

Can you name everyone in the photo?

Sutton Moton Drew Family Reunion 2007

This is how we did it in the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Area in 2007.

Can you name everyone in the photo?

Traveling Map

This was the map that we looked at everyday to see where we were in our travels. If you look closely, you can see little green dots of light which told us where we were.

Can you dig it?

Needless to say, we got used to eating like this. This was a spread for a late night deck party.

At the dinning table

Here Earl awaits the rest of the family to join him in fine dining aboard the cruise ship on the first night.

Waiting in Line

Brittany and Bonnie waiting in line.

Photo by Beno

Boarding the Cruise Ship

Karla, Keyanna, Harold, Nancy and Carlos getting ready to board the Carnival Destiny Ship. Saturday, July 18, 2009.

Photo by Beno

Bout to Get on the Boat

Family, looking forward to seeing all of you in Miami, Florida as we set sail to the Western Caribbean.

Praying for traveling mercies.

Love y'all.

-Beno

Saturday's Conference Call

Today we held our last conference call before our Family Reunion Cruise next weekend. It was our most successful call to date. We had family from Mississippi, California, Illinois, and New Mexico on the call.

We discussed the itinerary for the cruise, and answered any questions that family may have had.

We all expect to have a wonderful time on the ship, and we can't wait to get the party started!

-Beno

The Suttons

Carlos and Soraya Sutton at the 2007 Family Reunion

At the Reunion. 2007 Oakland, California.

Uncle Donald, Charlette, Beno, Charlene, Karen and Fawnah

Just Like Old Times!!

Cousins Brian Eady and Harold Harper kicking it at an Arizona Diamond Back Game.

Cousin's Kicking It!

Quinton Richardson and Karla Harper hanging out in Oaktown 2005.

Melvin Richardson Lifetime Award

Melvin Richardson receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Greenville, Mississippi Club.

June and the Mayor

Mayor Heather McTeer Hudson and Charles Richardson

Greenville, Mississippi in the House!

Nancy Eady and Mayor Heather McTeer Hudson of Greenville, Mississippi in San Francisco.

Labor Day 2004 at The Eady House

This is a photo from a Labor Day Celebration in Union City, California at the Eady's House.

SUTTON MOTON DREW FAMILY REUNION CONFERENCE CALL

Dear Family,

I just wanted to let you know that we are two weeks away from setting sail on our most magnificent Family Reunion ever!!

We will be holding our last SUTTON MOTON DREW FAMILY REUNION CONFERENCE CALL THIS SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2009 AT 10:00 AM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME!!!
PLEASE CALL IN. EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT GOING ON THE CRUISE, YOU CAN CALL IN TO SAY "BON VOYAGE".

Phone: 712 432 3900
Access Code: 245208

Also, remember to submit your page for the Souvenir Booklet as soon as possible. The deadline will be Friday, July 10, 2009.

If you have any questions, please email Brian Eady, at brianeady@yahoo.com

Thank you.

IT'S COMING IT'S COMING IT'S COMING!!!

WE SET SAIL IN 14 DAYS AND COUNTING!!!

A Strong Family Heritage Family Reunion 2005

Sutton Moton Drew Family Reunion 2005 in Chicago, Illinois.