Obituary of Esther Foushee
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Esther Foushee, age 98, passed away on Thursday, April 23. 2009 at the Wichita County Long Term Care Unit in Leoti, Kansas. Esther, a lifetime Wichita County resident, was born November 12, 1910 in a sod house 10 miles south of Marienthal, Kansas, the daughter of John & Marie Elizabeth Georlitz Holstein, Sr. She was a homemaker and had held positions at several businesses in Leoti throughout her life.
Esther was a member of the V.F.W. auxiliary and several card clubs in Leoti. She was an avid quilter and loved to crochet for all of her extended family and community.
On March 29, 1935 she married Virgil "Smokey" Foushee at Lydia, Kansas. He passed away on April 27, 2005 at Leoti, Kansas.
She is survived by a sister in law, Nellora Holstein of Leoti, Kansas as well as numerous nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, three brothers and six sisters.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 27, 2009 the First Presbyterian Church in Leoti, Kansas with the Reverend Rick Just officiating.
Burial will be in Leoti Cemetery in Leoti, Kansas
Friends may call from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Leoti, Kansas.
Memorials may be given to the Wichita County Long Term Care Unit in care of the funeral Home.
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