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Esther C. CONWAY HOUSMAN

Dell Rapids Cemetery - Dell Rapids Cemetery
Minnehaha County,
South Dakota

Obituary Of Mrs.
Esther C. Housman

The following is the obituary of Mrs. Esther C. Housman who died on September 20th, at her home in Sioux Falls:

Esther Conway was born at Winchester, Indiana on March 22, 1866, the daughter of Charles and Celia Conway. She spent her girlhood and young womanhood in that state, receiving her school and university education there. She was a graduate of the University of Indiana, and upon completion of her work there, she taught school for several years at Anderson and Richmond, Ind. For a number of years she was the county superintendent of schools in that vicinity.

September 26th, 1900, she was married to Dr. William McKenzie Housman, in Indiana. Immediately thereafter they came to Dell Rapids, where they resided until 18 years ago, when they moved to Sioux Falls.

Dr. Housman died a year ago last May. No children were born to this union and no immediate relatives are known to survive. Mrs. Housman was an only child and her parent as well as her husband, preceded her in death.

Active in organization and library affairs here as well as in Sioux Falls, Mrs. Housman helped in the organization of the Dell Rapids Women's Club, and was its first president, and was an honorary member until her death.

She was instrumental in the organization of the public library here, a past matron of the Miriam chapter, No. 31, Order of Eastern Star of Dell Rapids and a member of the Past Matrons association of Sioux Falls. She attended the Methodist Episcopal Church and was a member of the Sioux Falls Study Club, and the Sioux Falls History club. At the time of her death she was secretary of the Fourth District of the Federation.

Last rites were held at 2 o'clock on Monday afternoon, September 23rd, at the Miller chapel, with Dr. John F. Robertson, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church in Sioux Falls, officiating.

Interment took place in the Dell Rapids cemetery beside the graves of her parents and her husband.

Dell Rapids Tribune October 3, 1935

Contributed on 3/26/12 by dellsfig68
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Submitted: 3/26/12 • Approved: 3/26/12 • Last Updated: 8/14/15 • R154319-G154318-S3

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