Mrs. Pheobe Sutton

In 1915 - 16, shortly after Percy Sutton's wife Ella died, he got remarried. His second wife was Pheobe Code, another of the ladies at Kolakreeka Mission where Ella had worked. Pheobe came to the Kolakreeka mission in 1910, and would have left the mission after her marriage to Mr. Sutton. The Kolakreeka mission diary at the Alberta Archives records Mrs. Sutton as having tea at the Mission on February 3rd, 1916.   

Mrs. Sutton taught school in Smoky Lake. In the Our Legacy history book Steve Sokolotosky mentions Mrs. Sutton in his recount of his first day of school. He writes:

Finally the time came for higher education - going to school. I remember the first day in the Smoky Lake School. The teacher, Mrs. Sutton, designated a seat for me at the end of the row at the back of the room and asked me some questions that I could not understand. She came up and repeated the question in the language that I understood (Ukrainian). That was great! I spoke to the teacher. (pg. 856).

Rev. and Mrs Sutton left the Smoky Lake area in 1921. Where they were between 1921 - 24 is yet unknown, but in 1925 Rev. Sutton was minister at Wabamun and area. The following is recorded in the Hills of Hope history book.

Mrs Sutton joined the Duffield Women's Institute at their second meeting on February 22, 1927, and she was a very active and helpful member until she left Duffield. Mrs. Sutton canvassed for used clothing; some came from as far away as England. This clothing was distributed amongst the needy. Their tenure here was during the depression years, and the Suttons assisted in the education of some young people in the district.
Mrs. Sutton took an active part in the Sunday School classes and worked side by side with her husband at the young peoples' summer camps at Kapasiwin. During the depression, a week at a summer camp was often the only holiday many children were able to enjoy.

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Sources: Pheobe is mentioned in the Hills of Hope history book, and in the Kolakreeka diaries at the provincial Archives. She is also mentioned in the Our Legacy History book, both on page 856, and in the sections about Kolakreeka.