Mouttet, Solomon (1891-1953)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1953 Mar 5 p. 12

Birth date: 1891 Sep 2

text of obituary:

Founder of Mission Dies

Death has come to Rev. Solomon Mouttet, one of the early leaders in the Grace Bible Institute movement. He was a charter board member who endeared himself to students, faculty, and staff. The Go Ye Mission, of which he was founder and director, has been an avenue of service for many Grace students, some full time, others for summer vacation Bible school work. His absence from our ranks here below brings the inevitable grief, yet not sorrow as those who have no hope.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1953 Mar 12 p. 1

text of obituary:

SERVICES HELD FOR OKLAHOMA MINISTER, FOUNDER OF MISSION

Inola, Okla. — Funeral services for Rev. Solomon Mouttet, 61, were held Sunday afternoon, March 1, at the Eden Mennonite church near here and were widely attended. He died at his home in Choteau on Feb. 26 after a long illness.

Rev. Mouttet, son of the late Rev. Paul Mouttet, served as pastor of the Inola congregation for many years and also held a pastorate at Kingman, Kans. He was well known as the founder of the "Go Ye” mission in the Ozarks, serving as director until his retirement several years ago due to ill health. He was a charter member of the board of directors for Grace Bible institute, Omaha, Neb.

The services here were conducted by Rev. G. B. Regier, Rev. Waldo Flickinger and Rev. August Ewert.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1953 Mar 19 p.9

text of obituary:

REV. SOLOMON MOUTTET

Our husband and father, Solomon. Mouttet, was born September 2, 1891, and passed from this life at 10 a.m. on February 26, 1953, at the age of 61 years, five months, and 24 days. He was born the son of Paul and Katherine (Riesen) Mouttet on the Cantonment Indian Reservation at Canton, Okla.

In his early youth they moved to a farm near Hillsboro, Kansas, where he grew to manhood. In 1909 he was baptized upon the confession of faith and received into the Brudertal church by. Rev. Wm. Ewert.

He attended the Penner Bible Academy and Bethel college in preparation to teach. He taught public school two years and Bible School in the home for four years.

In 1916 he moved to Oklahoma and on September 2, 1916, he was married to Ella Hiebert. To them were born seven children: Irma, at home on leave of absence from the mission field in Arkansas; a son who died in infancy; Wanda, Mrs. Marvin Eck, of Chouteau; Ruth, Mrs. Wilbert Unruh of Tahlequah; Edith who died at 19 months; Homer of Chouteau; and Willis of the home.

From 1916 to 1925 he was pastor of the Eden Mennonite church at Inola. In the fall of 1925 the family moved to Kingman, Kansas, where he was pastor of the Bethany Mennonite church for six years. In 1931 the family moved back to Inola, Oklahoma, where he again pastored the Eden Mennonite church for 15 years.

In 1942 he was co-founder of Grace Bible Institute, Omaha, Nebraska, with which he remained closely associated the remainder of his life.

For several years he saw the need of working with the children in the public schools of Oklahoma with Bible classes. In the spring of 1943 definite plans were made for the beginning of this work and in the fall the first workers came to work in Muskogee county. Much time was spent with the work and in the fall of 1946 he moved to the town of Chouteau and his full time was given to the “Go Ye” Mission of which he was the founder and director, continuing to be active in this work until nearly two years ago. The Lord continued to bless the work and today there are 31 full time workers on the field.

Two years ago his health began to fail. A year ago he underwent surgery and since then his health had failed rapidly. On February 19 he became bedfast and for nearly a week he recognized all who came to visit, until the 25th in the evening he seemed to have gone into a coma from which he passed on the morning of the 26th.

We mourn not as those who have no hope in the Lord to see our loved one again. He leaves to mourn his departure his wife; two sons; three daughters; two sons-in-law; one daughter-in-law; seven grandchildren (one grandchild having preceded him in death); two brothers; one sister-in-law; his mother-in-law; many nieces, nephews, uncles, aunts, and a host of friends.

Funeral services for Rev. Solomon Mouttet were conducted at the Eden Mennonite church of Inola Sunday afternoon, March 1, 1953. Rev. Waldo Flickinger officiated. For his text he chose John 14:1-3, "Heaven.". Miss Esther Voth was the pianist and the Evangelaires Girls Quartet of Grace Bible Institute sang three selections, "Near to the Heart of God," "Amazing Grace," and "My Home Sweet Home." At the graveside the mixed quartet sang, "Good Morning up There."

He was laid to rest in the Eden Mennonite church cemetery. Pall bearers were J. B. Krause, Ted Veer, Kenneth Spencer, Aaron Juett, Elmer Pankratz, and Walter Siemens.