2 Timothy 4:7, “ I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith”

On Tuesday, April 18, 2017, Ret. Lt. Commander Douglas Suttle, “Doug”, transitioned from labor to reward. Douglas was born on August 15, 1941 in Bessemer, Alabama to Louise G. Campbell and the late Ernest Suttle.

Douglas was a 1973 graduate of George Washington University, Washington, D.C. with a Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration. He continued his education at George Washington receiving a Master of Arts in Health Care Administration in 1976 and served his country in the United States Navy.

Douglas spent most of his professional career serving in various health care capacities including acute care, ambulatory care, mental health, mental retardation and health services management. He worked as a Senior Management Consultant at New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation; as an Associate Executive Director of Clinical Support Services at North Central Bronx Hospital, Bronx, New York; and as Senior Associate Administrator Ancillary Services at University Hospital of Brooklyn, New York. In his later years, Douglas was a Real Estate Salesman for Bowers, Nelms, Fonville, Long & Foster in Colonial Heights, Va. and would also become the owner of Suttle’s and Associates Real Estate Company, Petersburg, Va.

Doug was a former member of the Petersburg Rotary Club, and a member of the YMCA. He loved the Lord and fellowshipped with the Marmora Baptist Church family.

He was preceded in death by his father, Ernest Suttle; and sister, Ernestine Campbell.

Remembering his life and love are his wife, June H. Suttle; daughters, Lorrene Anderson, and Nikki Mason; sons, Douglas Suttle, Jr. (Kristy), Lon Suttle (Crystal); and Carl Hill (Sherell); mother, Louise G. Campbell; mother of his children, Celestine Suttle; mother-in-law, Louise Hill; sisters-in-law; Sharry Carpenter (Al), Gail Taylor (Ernie), Valerie Tucker (Troy), and Kay Gaines; brothers-in-law, Charles Hill (Robertha) and Daniel Hill; grandchildren, Mia Mason, Livan Ruiz-Suttle, Pharell Hill, Avannah Hill and Chiera Hill; and a host of nieces, nephews,(devoted) Kenneth Campbell, Toye Campbell, and Harold Lette Martin, cousins and friends.

The family requests that donations be made to the MDS-Leukemia Association at www.mds-foundation.org or to Marmora Baptist Church, 2901 Exeter Mill Road, Church Road, Va. 23833 in memory of Douglas Suttle.

A public viewing will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2017 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm and on Sunday, April 23, 2017 from 9:00am to 8:00pm at the J. L. Dodson and Sons Funeral Establishment.

Funeral service for Ret. Lt. Commander Douglas Suttle will be held at 11:00am on Monday, April 24, 2017, at the Ft. Lee Memorial Chapel, 1901 Sisisky Boulevard, Ft. Lee, Va. with Rev. Victor McLaughlin, Pastor of Marmora Baptist Church, Church Road, Va., Officiating and Rev. Larry Thompson, New Life Worship Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, Eulogizing. Interment will follow in the Amelia Veterans Cemetery, Amelia, Virginia with full military honors.

Family and friends are asked to assemble at the residence, 3316 E. Princeton Road, Petersburg, Virginia at 10:00am on the day of the service.

Professional funeral services entrusted to the staff of J. L. Dodson and Sons Funeral Establishment 25824 Greensville Ave. Petersburg, Virginia. Online condolences may be registered at www.jldodsonandsons.com. Rev. Jeffrey L. Dodson, Sr. Funeral Director (804)732-5959 and (804)834-3330.