Felton Lee Sappington Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

A celebration of life for Felton Lee Sappington, 71, of Gilmer, will be held at 10:00 am, Monday, December 14, 2020 at McWhorter Funeral Home with Bro. Marion Palmer and Bro. Mike Kessler officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at 9:00 am prior to the service. Felton was born August 1, 1949, in Brownwood, Texas to Richard Lee and Jessie Lee Sappington and departed this world to be with our Lord in Heaven on December 11, 2020. He married Donna Thompson August 2, 1969 in Houston, Texas and they have made their home in this community since 1987. Felton worked for over 30 years for Vaughn Construction before his retirement. He was a member of The Gideons and The Prime Time Choir at First Baptist Church, Gilmer. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Donna of 51 years; daughters, Felisha Wilson and husband, Shayne and Taleen Flinn and husband, Joe; 4 grandchildren, Evin Wilson and wife, Lindi, Shaylee Engle and husband, James, Ashton Summerville and husband, Jay and Lawton Flinn; 4 great grandchildren, Aniston, Blaire, Denver and Charlotte; sister, Judy Lynn Syler; 3 aunts; and by several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Jessie Sappington; and by his sister, Lawana Sharp. Pallbearers are Shayne Wilson, Joe Flinn, Evin Wilson, Lawton Flinn, James Engle and Jay Summerville. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children, Dallas, Texas. Scottishriteforchildren.org. Please visit Felton’s on-line registration book at www.mcwhorterfh.com to leave a memory for the family.

Felton Lee Sappington

August 1, 1949 - December 11, 2020