Esther J. (Forsythe) Young
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Esther J. (Forsythe) Young, 96, of Mt. Orab, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022 at Hospice of Hope, Seaman, surrounded by her family.
She was born June 12, 1926, in Sugartree Ridge, the daughter of the late Frank and Maude (Moler) Forsythe.
Esther was a member of the Mt. Orab Methodist Church and a class of 1944 graduate of Whiteoak High School. She retired as the Fiscal Officer of Pike Township, Brown County and was a bookkeeper by profession, enjoying working until after age 80, most recently for the Village of Mt. Orab.
Surviving are four daughters, Judy Johnson, Ann Morgan, Jenny Lind Conrad and Debbie (Ron) Allen; two daughters-in-law, JoAnn Hildebrandt and Peggy Young; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren, with another due in February; brother, Steve (Patty) Forsythe; sister-in-law, Velma Forsythe; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
In addition to her parents, Esther was preceded in death by her husband, Harold “Red” Young, who passed away June 26, 1995; two sons, John H. Young and Jimmy Young; two grandsons, Jonathan Morgan and Johnny Young; one son-in-law, Jim Johnson; and three brothers, Darius Forsythe, Wayne Forsythe and James Forsythe.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022 at noon at Mt. Orab Methodist Church, 212 Church Street, Mt. Orab, with Pastor Al Bolte officiating. Interment will be in the Mt. Orab Cemetery at the convenience of the family.
Friends will be received at the church from 10:30 a.m. until time of the service. Edgington Funeral Home, Mowrystown is serving the family.
Contributions in Esther’s memory may be made to Mt Orab Methodist Church, Food Pantry, 212 Church Street, Mt Orab, Ohio 45154; or PANCAN, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 1500 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 200 Manhattan Beach, Calif. 90266.
To sign the online guestbook, please go to www.edgingtonfuneralhomes.com.
She was born June 12, 1926, in Sugartree Ridge, the daughter of the late Frank and Maude (Moler) Forsythe.
Esther was a member of the Mt. Orab Methodist Church and a class of 1944 graduate of Whiteoak High School. She retired as the Fiscal Officer of Pike Township, Brown County and was a bookkeeper by profession, enjoying working until after age 80, most recently for the Village of Mt. Orab.
Surviving are four daughters, Judy Johnson, Ann Morgan, Jenny Lind Conrad and Debbie (Ron) Allen; two daughters-in-law, JoAnn Hildebrandt and Peggy Young; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren, with another due in February; brother, Steve (Patty) Forsythe; sister-in-law, Velma Forsythe; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
In addition to her parents, Esther was preceded in death by her husband, Harold “Red” Young, who passed away June 26, 1995; two sons, John H. Young and Jimmy Young; two grandsons, Jonathan Morgan and Johnny Young; one son-in-law, Jim Johnson; and three brothers, Darius Forsythe, Wayne Forsythe and James Forsythe.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022 at noon at Mt. Orab Methodist Church, 212 Church Street, Mt. Orab, with Pastor Al Bolte officiating. Interment will be in the Mt. Orab Cemetery at the convenience of the family.
Friends will be received at the church from 10:30 a.m. until time of the service. Edgington Funeral Home, Mowrystown is serving the family.
Contributions in Esther’s memory may be made to Mt Orab Methodist Church, Food Pantry, 212 Church Street, Mt Orab, Ohio 45154; or PANCAN, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 1500 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 200 Manhattan Beach, Calif. 90266.
To sign the online guestbook, please go to www.edgingtonfuneralhomes.com.