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- Buffalo NY Courier - 12/12/1909
The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Souter
on the morning of December 4th removed
one of Buffalo's truest nobihty.
Mrs. Souter, living at the time of her
decease with her son, Jesse R. Souter,
at No. 243 Maryland Street, had spent
her more than seventy-slx years in this
city. Her life had been full of deeds
of kindness and her record one of unfailing
faithfulness. She was most
sweetly marked by that "meek and
quiet spirit, which is in the sight of
God of great praise." Gentle and kindly,
with flashes of genial humor, loving
cheerfulness, but never forward,
this noble lady lived as truly Christian
a life as one could anywhere find, and
drew hearts to her as the sunlight
draws the birds or the flowers draw
the bees. Left long years a widow,
Mrs. Souter sought solace in her children
and her friends, of which last
there were many, and above all she
found comfort and peace in the Saviour
who was her all-in-all. Many and
many a -time, when she felt scarcely
able to go, Mrs. Souter was found in
her place ln the house of God, whether
she loved to resort for worship and
for fellowship with believers who were
bound on the same pilgrimage as herself.
For thirty-flve years this faithful
one was a member of the Prospect
Avenue Baptist Church, where she will
long be lovingly remembered for her
most beautiful spirit and faithful
service.
Seized at last with a malady which
took the heart in its clutch, this good
woman ended her earthly journey with
serenity and went Home. Mourned
and missed by many besides her own.
Mrs. Souter's memory will long be
cherished. She is survived by Isaac J.
Souter. Jesse R. Souter and Mrs.
William H. Van Vliet of Boston,
Mass. The funeral was held at
tne home on Maryland Street, Monday
afternoon. In the absence of her
pastor from the city, the, service was
conducted by the Rev. George Whitman,
pastor of the Lafayette Avenue
Baptist Church, once her pastor In the
Cedar Street Church.
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