 1912 - 2006 (94 years)
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| Name |
Sarah Louise DOWNEY [1] |
| Born |
1912 [2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
17 Feb 2006 [2] |
| Notes |
- Sarah Louise Soutter
Sarah Louise Soutter, of Brewster, N.Y. and a former 40-year resident of Rye, died Feb. 17. She was 94.
Mrs. Soutter was born April 1, 1911, in New York City, to John Irving and Sarah Frost (Read) Downey. She graduated from The Chapin School in Manhattan in 1929 and was a 1933 graduate of Vassar College. She married James Taylor Soutter Jr. Jan. 7, 1933, in New York City.Â
Mrs. Soutter and her family lived in Rye from 1933 to 1973. She and her husband retired to St. Thomas, USVI, where Mr. Soutter died Aug. 25, 1980. In 1997, she moved back to New York City to live with her son for two years before making her home with her daughter in Brewster, where she lived until her death.
In Rye, Mrs. Soutter was an active member of Christ’s Church, the Tenth Twig United Hospital, and Manursing Island Club, and was active with Connecticut Planned Parenthood. While in St. Thomas, she was active with The National Council on Alcoholism, the Navy League & USO and the Reformed Church of Charlotte Amalie. In later years, she was active with St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Brewster.
Mrs. Soutter is survived by her daughter Susanna Livingston and her husband Clayton, of Brewster, and their children, Clayton Jr., Sarah, Elisabeth and Deryck; and three sons, John Downey Soutter and his children, Lindsay, Amy, Lucy, Morgan and Madora, James Taylor Soutter III and his children, Christine and James, and Robert Morgan Soutter, his wife Sophia, and their children John and Lucy. She is also survived by 15 great-grandchildren.
A Memorial Service was held Feb. 22 at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Brewster. Interment was held earlier.
Contributions may be made to St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 26 Prospect St., Brewster, NY 10509 and Hospice Care in Westchester and Putnam Inc., 100 S. Bedford Rd., Suite 340, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549-9922. [2]
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| Person ID |
I1915 |
Ward Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
11 Dec 2007 |
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