BORN SEPTEMBER 27, 1906 NEAR BOTNA, IOWA
DIED JULY 17, 1986 CLARKSON HOSPITAL OMAHA, NEBRASKA
AGE 79 YEARS, 9 MONTHS, AND 20 DAYS
SERVICES SUNDAY, JULY 20, 1986, 2:00 PM FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH MANNING, IOWA
OFFICIATING PASTOR RANDY ROSS
ORGANIST RUTH ANN BARRY
VOCALIST MILTON BARRY
INTERMENT MANNING CITY CEMETERY MANNING, IOWA
CASKETBEARERS: ED REISCHL, JEROME CROGHAN, JOE CROGHAN, ART KUHN, LES DOYEL, JOHN PETERSEN
THE FAMILY WISHES TO EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE FOR YOUR KINDNESS EVIDENCED IN THOUGHT, WORD, AND DEED, AND INVITES YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR LUNCH AND FELLOWSHIP AT THE CHURCH FOLLOWING THE COMMITTAL SERVICE
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 20, at First Presbyterian Church in Manning with the Rev. Randy Ross officiating. Ruth Ann Barry will be organist and Milton Barry vocalist. Burial, under the direction of the Ohde Funeral Home of Manning, will be in the Manning Cemetery. Serving as casketbearers will be Ed Reischl, Jerome Croghan, Joe Croghan, Art Kuhn, Les Doyel, and John Petersen.
Mr. Souter is survived by his wife, Mary, Manning; a daughter, Mrs. Fred (Beverly) Bell, Dallas, Texas; a son, David Souter and his wife, Carol, Manning; four grandchildren: Steven Kent Bell, Salt Lake City, Utah; David Alan Bell, Salt Lake City, Utah; Chelsea Souter and Ian Souter, Manning; a brother, Evan Souter, St. Louis, Missouri; nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother in infancy.
Mr. Souter was born at Botna, Iowa, on September 27, 1906, a son of David and Margaret (Pattullo) Souter. He attended rural school near his home and graduated from Manning High School in 1924. He attended the former Iowa State College at Ames, graduating in 1928, with a degree in engineering.
He worked for B.F. Goodrich in Akron, Ohio. On August 22, 1931, he was married to Mary Houston in Akron. They remained in Akron until November of 1947 when they returned to Manning to operate the family farm after his parents had retired.
During succeeding years he also worked for the Shelby County ASCS office at Harlan and did local assessing for the county assessor's office. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church.