Born in Shirley, Arkansas, Mr. Sutterfield moved to Lake City early in life. He later lived in California before moving to Jonesboro in 1959. He worked for General Motors in Southgate, California, and retired from General Electric in Jonesboro with 27 years of service.
Mr. Sutterfield was a member of Fisher Street United Methodist Church, was a U.S. Navy veteran of W.W. II, and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars . He married to Margurite Rogers Sutterfield, in 1949. they had daughter, Patti in 1952!