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.