1908 - 1993 (84 years)
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Name |
Esther Hann |
Birth |
1 Nov 1908 |
Montezuma, Parke County, Indiana |
Gender |
Female |
Burial |
Jun 1993 |
Parke County, Indiana |
Death |
28 Jun 1993 |
Parke County Nursing Home, Rockville, Parke County, Indiana [1] |
Person ID |
I66536 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
17 Nov 2020 |
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Notes |
- OBITUARY: JUNE 29, 1993 MONTEZUMA
ESTHER HANN BILLINGS, 84, former newspaper publisher and well-knownclub woman, died at 6:20 P.M. Monday at Parke County Nursing Home inRockville. Born Nov. 01, 1908, in Montezuma, she was the daughter ofGeorge W. and Carrie Farner Hann. On May 26, 1928, she married ClaudeBillings who preceded her in death in October 1985. she was alsopreceded in death by a brother, Conrad Farner. In 1932, she and herhusband purchased Akron News, a Fulton County weekly newspaper whichthey continued to publish for 30 years. She was an accomplishedmusician and for many years and was the church organist for the AkronUnited Methodist church and later the Rockville Christian ScienceSociety. She was one of the progenitors of the Parke County coveredBridge Festival, serving as chairman for a period, as well as theFarmers Market, Covered Bridge Kitchen and the Maple Fair. In 1977,she received the woman of ..." This is all that is available of thisarticle in the records. The Daily Clintonian Newspaper of Clinton,Indiana. [Transcribed by, SLJuhl, 15 Jul 2005]
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Sources |
- [S2244] Obituary for Esther Hann Billings, June 29, 1993 (Reliability: 3).
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