Emma (Lay) Sutherlin

Emma Lay Sutherlin, of Stanford, passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2023, at The Willows of Harrodsburg. She was 81.

Born on May 16, 1941, in Danville, Indiana, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Adell Murphy Lay. Emma was a member of Trace Fork Separate Baptist Church and a former member of First Baptist Church in Arnold, Missouri. She enjoyed traveling, babysitting, and talking.

She is survived by three brothers, Marshall Leigh, Preston (Earlene) Lay, and Glendon (Katie) Lay; three sisters, Linda Helm, Lecia (Stephen) True, and Sheila (Johnny) Hogue; special friends, Cheryl and Justin Altrogge; and a host of nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Sutherlin; three brothers, Terry Lay, Gary Lay, and John Lay; and a sister, Betty Warner.

The funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, February 3, 2023, at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home with Bro. Raymond Frazier and Bro. Steve Warner officiating. Burial will follow in Caney Fork Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. on Friday, February 3, 2023, at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home.

Pallbearers will be Charles Lay, Johnny Hogue, Greg Lay, Dwight Lay, Justin Altrogge, and Steve Warner.

Arrangements for Mrs. Emma Sutherlin are entrusted to McKinney-Brown Funeral Home. An online guestbook is available at www.mckinneybrown.com.

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