Anne E. (Peabody) Sutton
Marriages
George E. Sutton - February 24, 1877
Obituaries
Eagle Valley Enterprise page 1 - June 12, 1931
SECOND VICTIM Of SWEETWATER RANCH HOME FIRE DIES IN GLENWOOD HOSPITAL
MRS . GEORGE SUTTON SUOCOMBES TO INJURIES RECEIVED IN MOST HEROIC EFFORTS TO SAVE HER HUSBANDS LIFE— -FUNERAL OF AGED COUPLE HELD IN GYPSUM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Mrs. George E . Sutton passed away In the Glenwood hospital at 1: 00 Monday morning, June 8, 1931, as a result of the terrible burns sustained when she endeavored to save the life of her husband from the fire which destroyed their ranch home on Sweetwater creek last Friday morning, June 5. Too much cannot be said of the heroic efforts of this brave and aged lady to save her husband's life, remaining, working to remove his body from the second story of the house with fierce flames of the fire burning all around her, until crazed from her own injuries, clothes aflame , she rushed from the house and into the highway , only after she had herself been fatally burned . The aged couple were alone, no near neighbors, and she was beside the road, unconscious from pain and grief of what W 83 taking place, when a neighbor, Ed Boar came by In his car, and took her to the Sweetwater ranch of Mr . and Mrs. Cutting, where she was cared for by Doctor s Conway and Porter until she could be moved to the hospital in Glenwood Springs . Her injuries from the flames and inhaled fumes were so great that there was no hope entertained for her recovery from the first. Despite her pain and suffering, with the indomitable spirit she
remained conscious to the last, and conversed with her children who arrived at her bedside before the end, and bade them goodbye as she passed away and her suffering ended. At her bedside when the end came were her son, Ernest, and two daughters, Mrs. Frank Figglns and Mrs. Ada Blank, and an only brother, Mr. R . W . Peabody. When the embers of the fire which destroyed the home had sufficiently cooled, all that remained of Mr. Sutton s body was found in the ashes of the house, a very few charred bones and ashes which were gathered carefully for burial with the body of his heroic wife. The morning of the fire, Mr . and Mrs . Sutton had arisen earlier than usual and as Mr. Sutton desired a bath, had built up a good fire in the kitchen range to warm water for the contemplated bath. While waiting for the water to heat, burning wood was smelled by each of the couple. Mr. Sutton went upstairs to investigate. Soon afterward Mrs. Sutton saw smoke issuing from the second story, and as her husband did not return or respond to her Inquiries, she went upstairs also to see what the trouble was. She found her husbands body , lying unconscious , near the banisters of the stairway. The room was then filled with smoke and flames, but she exerted every effort to remove the body of her beloved mate from the terrible fate impending. But while her spirit would not desist from the Impossible task, her aged body locked the strength! to accomplish the task , and she did j not < iesi 3 t until she was driven out jbut the terrible heat and suffocating j smoke fumes . | Funeral services for this pioneer j couple were held Tuesday afternoon from the Methodist church in Gyp- { sum . and the remains of each laid j to rest in the same grave in Cedar iHill cemetery at that place , by the hands of sorrowing relatives and fnenda . Rev . C . R . Stocklnger of the locnl Melbodist church delivered a touching tribute to the lives of tho ! deceased , dwelling especiaaly on the j heroism of the fine lady who gave her life in an effort to save that of i her life-Ioag mate . i George E . Sutton was born hi the state of Illinois about 80 years ago last May . When a young man ot ; twenty-five he was Ilv « ng in Cooper- : villo , Mich , where he met and wood Mi : ; s Anno E . Peabody , and February : 24 , 1877 , they were married in Grand Rapids , Mich ., and f- > r fiily1 lour years they were devoted ci ^ n and wife . In 1887 thia couple joined , 1 the pioneers then seUUc ^ Western Colorado , and came to the then thriving mining camp of Breckinridge , where they lived until in May , 1911 , when Mr . Sutton came to Eagle county seeking a ranch home , and
took up a homestead on Sweetwater creek . There he moved his family , and it was in this home established then that he and hi 3 wife met their tragic death . Anne E . Peabody was born April 24 , 1858 , in St . Louis county Now York state and with her parents removed to Michigan when a small girl , and where she lived until alter her marriage to George E . Sutton . To this union were born eight children , four sons and four daughters , of whom survive their parents , Earnest Sutton , living on the Colorado river In this county ; Mrs . Daisy Roseveare of Cranbrok , British Columbia ; Bert Sutton , Blackhawk , Colo . ; Mrs . Ada Blank , Oakland , Calif .: Mr 3 . Pearl Young , Oakland , Calif . ; Mrs . Frank Figglns , Oakland , Calif . Two sons , Charles and Ben , preceeded their parents to the grave several years ago . Mr . Sutton is also sur- ¦ vived by a number of brothers and sisters living In the east , but Mrs . Sutton had only one living relative . besides her children—Mr . R . W . Pea- , body , a brother who is one of the early settlers of Grand Junction , . Colo ., where he now resides .
