Mattie V. Sutherland

“You have been born by me from your birth, carried from the womb; even to your old age, I am He, even when you turn gray, I will carry you.” Isaiah 46:3-4 Almighty God in His Infinite Wisdom carried MATTIE VICTORIA SUTHERLAND on March 20, 2011, early sunrise, into an eternal rest in the House of the Kingdom of God. “Mattie” or “Mom,” as she was fondly called, was born on September 17, 1903 to the late John Andrew and Annie Moriah Patterson in Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Maryland. She was baptized and received her religious training in the county church now known as Brooks United Methodist Church in Calvert County. The one room school house that she attended prepared her for the job she undertook later in life. Following the death of her parents Mattie at the age thirteen, move to Baltimore, Maryland and lived with her eldest sister, Channie Frazier (deceased) and together they formed a lasting bond that separated the two of them only in death. Mattie later met and was married to William Sutherland in Baltimore, Maryland, who preceded her in death. Together they raised four children, Mary Dorantes (deceased), Shirley Yarbrough (deceased), Phillip P. Green and William Sutherland. Mattie worked at University of Maryland Hospital when it was only a thirteen bed facility. It was during this time that she jointed John Wesley Methodist Church in South Baltimore, and remained a faithful member until she moved to New York City. After more than fifty years, Sister Mattie returned to Baltimore to take care of her ailing brother, Dempsy Patterson. Upon his death she and her sister Channie lived together. Upon the death of her sister Mattie moved in with her son Phillip and her faithful daughter-in-law, Kathleen. Together the two of them took excellent care of Mattie until God called her home. What can we say about our mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother: she was kind, a no nonsense person who loved God and people. She touched the lives of many people. She touched the lives of many and even her caregivers marveled at her wisdom and her wit. We will miss her legacy of love and her many years of telling the old, old story. She has left to cherish her gifts and grace: two devoted sons Phillip Paterson Green and William Sutherland; devoted daughter-in-law, Kathleen Green; two nieces, Rev. Gertrude M. Greene and Elizabeth Murrell of N.Y.C.; nephew, John Forster; cousin, Annie Hopkins and many other nieces and nephews. Also surviving Mattie are; ten grandchildren, thirty-five great-grandchildren and twenty great-great-grandchildren. “Blessed are ye dear mother of the saints; we rejoice in your service; we reverence your victory over death and the grave; we anticipate your resurrection into the life of Jesus Christ.” (The entire family of Mattie Victoria Sutherland)

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Mattie V. Sutherland

September 17, 1903 - March 20, 2011