hristabelle “Chris†Ruth Sutor, 76, a 40-year resident of Anne Arundel County, died on September 14, 2009 at the Mandrin Chesapeake Hospice House in Harwood, MD after a long illness.
Born December 25, 1932 in Washington, D.C., she was the co-owner of Colonial Florist, Inc. in Annapolis, MD since 1969. She was extremely talented in the field of floral design and was very artistic-loved art and painting. In her younger years she loved to waterski, play guitar and she has a beautiful singing voice.
She was the devoted wife to Edward Lewis Sutor, III, whom she married in 1968; loving mother to Jadene L. Payne and her husband, Scott of Gambrills, MD; sister of Juanita L. Mann of Covington, GA; grandmother of Scott F. Payne, Jr. and Michael S. Payne, both of Gambrills, MD; great-grandmother of Gavin A. Payne.
A graveside service will be held on Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 1:30pm at Hillcrest Memorial Chapel, 1911 Forest Drive, Annapolis, MD. If friends wish, memorials may be made to Hospice of the Chesapeake, 445 Defense Highway, Annapolis, MD 21401. Arrangements by the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, Edgewater, MD.