Esther Pounds was born June 20, 1914 in Lincoln, NE. She was the daughter of Pearl E. Anderson and Vina M. Chubbuck Anderson who have both preceded her in death. She went home to be with her Lord on December, 28, 2010. She married Earl L. Pounds on June 25, 1930; they had 4 children, Earl Pounds Jr., R’Neill Wells, Arleta Rice, Patricia Carey, and 1 chosen daughter, Jean Portis. She will be missed by her 14 Grandchildren, 19 Great-grandchildren, 7 Great-great grandchildren and all of those wonderful friends who loved her dearly.
Esther loved to travel and managed to travel the world leading groups to a total of 41 countries. She led trips to the Holy Land 39 times and each time loved it more than the time before.
Esther’s life has been spent in service to her Lord. She was saved at 9 years of age and spent her early years at Lafayette Park Baptist Church. For 43 years she served alongside her husband as faithful pastor’s wife. After his death, Esther became Single Adult and Senior Adult Director at First Baptist Church, Arnold, MO. She served in that role for 16 years before retiring at age 86. After retirement she continued ministering to others, sending cards and letters of encouragement to make others feel special and loved.
She has seen many of those she has taught through the years continue the pattern of Godly love and service to others. She is known at First Baptist as Queen Esther by those who loved and honor her.
Queen Esther was an exceptional lady who made everyone feel special, she will be missed by her loving family and the many she has embraced with her loving spirit. She eagerly sought her departure to her heavenly home and longs for all of you to join her there.
Son of Joshua Brown Hewitt and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Luthey.
Topeka Daily Capital, Saturday, Feb. 23, 1974
J. J. Hewitt (Shorty)HOLTON - John James (Shorty) Hewitt, 82, Holton, died Friday in a hospital
here. He had been seriously injured in a two car collision on US-75 about a
mile north of here last Oct. 21 and later had been hospitalized in Topeka.
Mr. Hewitt had served as probate judge in Jackson County six years and also
served briefly as the Holton Police judge.
He was born June 16, 1891, at Carbondale, the son of J.B. and Lizzie
Hewitt, and lived most of his life in the Hoyt and Mayetta communities. He
lived in Holton the past 10 years. He formerly had been employed by teh State
Dept. of Revenue in Topeka.
He was a member of teh First United Methodist Church at Holton, Hoyt Lodge
No. 327, AF&AM, at Hoyt, and the Topeka Consistory, Scottish Rite. He also was
a member of the Hoyt Chapter No. 189, Order of Eastern Star, at Hoyt and the
IOOF Lodge at Holton.
He was married to Effie M. Anderson on March 15, 1915. She died Jan. 10,
1931. he was married to Nellie Nitzman on June 14, 1941. She survives.
Other survivors inlcude two daughters, Mrs. Zella Rickel, 1229 N. Monroe,
Topeka, and Mrs. Zola Johnson, Mayetta; a son Jay B. Hewitt, Mayetta, a
stepdaughter, Mrs. Eula Lisher, 5462 W. 12th Terr., Topeka, a stepson, Neil
Nuzman, Neodeshva; three sisters, MRs. Minerva Miller, Lawrence, and Mrs. Julia
Dryden, 2203 Hazelton Court, and Mrs. Hugh Rice, 716 Lindenwood, both in
Topeka; five grandchildren, six great grandchildren and several step great
grandchildren.
Services will be at 1:30 P.M. Monday at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. The
Topeka Consistory, Scottish Rite, will conduct a service at the funeral home.
Hoyt Lodge No. 327 AF&AM, will conduct graveside services at Mayetta Cemetery.
Relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home
in Holton. Memorial contributions may be made to Pottawatomie United Methodist
Church at Mayetta and sent in care of Kansas State Bank at Holton.
Effie died of T.B. in Mayetta, Kansas. Her three children were raised by their father with the help of Aunt Sadie and Uncle Fred Baker who lived very close to them. Archie also had her birth year as 1893 instead of 1894.
Marguerite (Marjorie) ANDERSON
Marjorie was at one time very interested in family history and had done quite a lot of research. She had gathered hundreds of family pictures and material, letters, trinklets, etc. Some of the pictures I had seen hanging on her walls through out her house were real treasures never to be seen anywhere else. She had gotten pictures that had belonged to Sophia and several others whom she had lived around all her life. It would be a major concern as to the preservation and disposition of all those items as there will be no one to follow in her family with interest and protection of these items.
OBITUARY
The Topeka Capital JournalMarguerite METZGER Marguerite Metzger, 85, Topeka, formerly of Ozawkie, died Sunday, Nov 19, 2000, at a Topeka hospital. Mrs. Metzger was a school teacher. She retired from Topeka Public Schools in 1977 after teaching for 19 years at Southwest Avondale School. She also taught for nine years in Jefferson Co, at Pleasant Valley, Rock Creek and McLouth schools. She was born Feb. 14, 1915, at Topeka, the daughter of Virgil E. and Maryt Thayer Anderson. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1933. She attended Strickler's Business College in Topeka, and she earned a bachelor's degree from Washburn University. She earned a master's degree in education from Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia. She had lived in Topeka since 1999, moving from Ozawkie, where she had lived for many years. Mrs. Metzger was a member of the Ozawkie United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women. She was a charter member of the Zeta Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority. She was a member of Rebekah Lodge Chapter No. 657 and the Mt. Pleasant Grange, both in Ozawkie. She also was a member of Topeka Area Retired Teachers Association, the Kansas Retired Teachers association and the National Retired Teachers Association. She married Lewis Desmond Metzger on June 27, 1937, at Ozawkie. He died March 31, 1993. She also was preceded in death by two sons, Glenn R. Metzger, on June 14, 1989, and David L. Metzger on May 29, 2000. Survivors include a son, Stanley R. Metzger, Grantville; two grandsons; and two great grandsons. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Ozawkie United Methodist Chruch. Burial will be in the Ozawkie cemetery. Mrs. Metzger will lie in state from noon to 5 p.m. today at Barnett's Meriden Funeral Chapel, Meriden. The family suggests memorials to teh Ozawkie United Methodist Church in care of Barnett's Meriden Funeral Chapel, 101 W Wyandotte, Meriden, Kansas, 66512.