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Esther Lillian JOHNS

Female 1905 - 1990  (84 years)


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  • Name Esther Lillian JOHNS 
    Birth 18 May 1905  McHenry County, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 19 Feb 1990  Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Oak Creek Cemetery, Bottineau, Bottineau County, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • From her Find A Grave entry created by Eric B Williams:

      Esther J. Williams

      Former teacher, 84

      Esther J. Williams, 84, of Astoria died Monday, Feb. 19, in Astoria.

      Mrs Williams was born May 18, 1905, in Velva, ND., the daughter of Dr. Stephen and Lillian Johns, and attended school in North Dakota. She graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1927 and taught high school in North and South Dakota.

      On July 10, 1929, she married Fernann Williams in Bottineau, N.D. He died in Bottineau in 1971.
      Mrs. Williams lived in Bottineau until she came to Astoria in 1975 to be near her son and his family. She was a member of Astoria First Presbyterian Church, Pi Beta Phi and Delta Phi Delta sororities and the National Honorary Society.

      Surviving are three sons, Barrett Williams, Atlanta, Ga., Dr. David Williams, Astoria, and Rodney Williams, Miami, Fla., two brothers, Stephen Johns, Garden Grove, Calif., and David Johns, Ridgecrest, Calif.; a sister, Lousie Phillips, Hemet, Calif.; seven grandchildren; and one great grandchild.

      Memorial services will be Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Astoria First Presbyterian Church. Friends may pay their respects at Caldwell's Luce-Layton Mortuary in Astoria tonight until 8 and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Inurnment will be at Oak Creek Cemetery in Bottineau, N.D. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund or the Columbia River Maritime Museum. 
       
    Person ID I20154  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2013 

    Family Fernann James WILLIAMS,   b. 3 Nov 1899, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1971, Bottineau County, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Family ID F11986  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart