Leesburg GA Has Another Home Town Hero. Unfortunately, This One Gave His All
Lance Corporal Steven Sutton was killed in the line of duty on Saturday, May 26th, 2012 while conducting operations in Afghanistan.
Steven Sutton is survived by his wife Toni, her daughter, his Mother Carol Ethridge, his father Gene Sutton, and siblings Robert and Nikki
A former Lee County Football player, Steven is remembered by his friends and family as a gentle giant who was extremely competitive. After graduating in 2007, Steven went on to California where he played football at the junior college level and finally to Iowa where he decided to leave school and enlist in the United States Marine Corp.
Corporal Sutton was stationed at Camp Lejune North Carolina since December of 2009 where he was attached to 1st Battalion, 8th Marines. In January of 2012, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines deployed to Afghanistan again to conduct counter-insurgency operations North Helmand Province. They are currently deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Steven will be sorely missed by his loving family and dear friends in this small town that was lucky enough to have a citizen like Steven.
Funeral Arrangements are forthcoming.
The comment section below should be used as a Memorial Wall. Please leave comments and remembrances below.
God Bless
thank you for posting this…
My heart aches and there are no words to even begin to describe…
My heartfelt thanks to Steve and his family… and my sincere THANK YOU. Steve gave the ultimate sacrifice. God Bless… You are all in my thoughts and prayers…
RIP Brother, you’re Sacrifice to yuour country will not be forgotten. God Bliss you and our other service member’s over there.
Thanks for giving us this opportunity to thank this young man.
My thoughts and prayers are with this family. The ultimate sacrifice was made by Lance Corporal Steve Sutton of Leesburg, GA. We honor you with the greatest respect. Words can not describe the sadness in my heart. I thank you for your service. God Bless.
Thank you for your sacrifice & dedication to your country. God be with your family & give them peace.
My thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends and fellow soldiers of this TRUE AMERICAN HERO! God Bless..
My most heartfelt thanks goes out to this young Hero. There are no words that can describe how grateful we are for you. You are the true defintion of integrity and honor and you will never be forgotten. We promise to remember your family in our prayers and to never forget what you have done for all of us. It’s the least we can do. God Bless you Lance Corporal Sutton, you are a true Hero.
Thank You Mr Sutton RIP
Thank you Albany Uncovered for sharing this tribute to our Hometown Hero. Thank you to the Sutton Family and LCpl Sutton for the ultimate sacrifice. God Bless.
I feel like I watched him grow up. I remember him as one of the tallest kids who ever squeezes into a desk in my tenth grade English classroom. He always had to have a seat in the front of the room so that there was a place for those long legs. But underneath the muscle and bulk, he was all teddy bear. Who would have thought that this teddy bear giant would grow up to be a hero for our country!? I wish I could have foreseen that back then so that I could have thanked him in person. I’m very proud of him for his commitment to serve his country. Thank you, Big Steve.
Rest in peace my brother,Rejoice in heaven and God rest your soul.SEMPER FI
Steve you were always a hero in my families eyes. Now you have your wings. But you will always be in our hearts and we have our wonderful memories. I salute you, for you gave all, just like you did when you were here with us. I will pray for your family and hope they may find some peace knowing you are in God’s hands. We will never forget you! Rest in peace Big Steve we love you.
From you and your father’s old neighbor on Gable Rd. thank you for your sacrifice. You will be dearly missed and never forgotten! I will be saluting you as you pass by towards your final resting place buddy! Semper Fi! All give some but you gave all……………………………
GOD BLESS
As a former Lee County classmate and U.S. Navy Sailor, I would like to extend my condolences to the family and friends of LCpl Steven Sutton. I did not know Steven as well as some, but I do know that he was an amazing guy to everyone that was blessed to come in contact with him and I know that Heaven just received it’s best, and biggest guardian angel. Steven isn’t gone he is just protecting us from above now. Rest in peace Marine. Semper Fi.
My Marine Nephew, Marshall ‘Mardog’ Ross posted this sad annoucement~~We pray for his safety in Afghanistan constantly! May Marine Hero LCpl Steven Sutton arrive ‘home’ safely on the Angel Flight and rest in peace knowing he did his ultimate best. Heart felt condolences to his entire family and platoon at this difficult time.
i want to send my condolences to steves wife toni, steves friends and family and to 1/8. steve was not only a great friend to many, going to miss seeing you during my visits to jacksonville!
but always remember you knew how to keep the guys smiling. steve you will be forever missed but never forgotten. rip
RIP Devil Dog
you grew up to be loved by so many,many saw how special you were.What a big heart you had,you never meet a stranger,you are my hero but you were first my son. I will miss you everyday till we are together again. God has work for you to do now hero. love forever mama
I went to boot camp with LCpl Sutton. He was a great person and a great Marine. I remember playing stupid games in bootcamp and cracking jokes with him about it. Thank you for your service, you will be missed
Praying for Lcpl Sutton’s family & friends as well as Doc Warren’s family. They are not forgotten.