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Melissa Sutton Obituary

MELISSA SUTTON, 38, OF COLLEGEVILLE Melissa (Perkins) Sutton passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at Montgomery Hospital in Norristown. She was 38 and a resident of Collegeville. Born in Norristown, on November 13, 1972, she was a daughter of Larry Perkins Sr. of Collegeville and the late Charlene (Zeltner) Perkins. Also surviving are three sons, A.J. Sutton of Wilkes-Barre, Steven Sutton of Horsham and Jonathan Norton of Royersford; a brother, Larry Perkins Jr. and his wife, Naomi of West Cliff, Colorado; three sisters, Sheryce Perkins of Erie and Marissa and Alyssa Bell, both of Pottstown, and her stepmother, Marybeth (Gehman) Perkins. Funeral services and interment will be private at the request of the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Melissa's memory to the American Cancer Society, 480 Norristown Rd., Suite 150, Blue Bell, PA 19422. www.cancer.org Arrangements are by The Bacchi Funeral Home and Crematory, Ltd., Bridgeport, PA. www.bacchifuneralhome.com

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Published by The Mercury from Nov. 9 to Nov. 10, 2011.

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November 15, 2011

My thoughts and prayers go out to the family. I went to high school with Missy and always remembered her as a fun loving person. God Bless. Lori S. Bridgeport, pa

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