Esther Ann (Macumber) Greer (1928)

GREER, HARTSOOK, MACUMBER

Posted By: Linda Brittain
Date: 1/30/2006 at 09:36:13

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, March 29, 1928
Page 9

Mortuary

Mrs. W. W. Greer

Esther Ann Macumber, daughter of J. A. and Sarah Hartsook Macumber, was born in Lincoln township on November 22nd, 1863 and died in the hospital in Indianola, Iowa, on March 18th, 1928.

The great love of the parents and twelve brothers for their only daughter and sister, her devotion to her mother and brothers, the unusual close companionship of her and her father has ever been the talk of the country side.

She grew to maturity in the place of her birth and has always been identified with and promoted the best interest of the community, retaining until the end, loyalty and affection for the home neighborhood and home folks.

On January 13th, 1887, she was untied in marriage to W. W. Greer, a young man of the same community. They soon established their own home on an adjoining farm, where they lived and enjoyed life until they moved to Winterset in November, 1918. While no children blessed their home, their home was shared with a niece, Anna Greer, now the wife of W. E. Hartsook, and a nephew Halden Greer, now of Tuxford, Canada. The explicit love and confidence of this niece and nephew for Uncle Will and Aunt Nan is a reflection of the beauty of their home.

Of the J. A. Macumber family of 12 sons and 1 daughter, only four sons survive: John and George of Chadron, Nebraska; Ed of El Reno, Oklahoma, and Ellsworth of Elk Grove, California. These with the bereaved husband, W. W. Greer, form the group of near relatives.

Esther Ann, as we loved to call her, was converted soon after her marriage and was a charter member of the Church of Christian in Christian Union, and retained her membership until death. Her father gave the plot of ground for the new church building and until his death cared for the grounds. This seemed to nourish her love for the church building and found expression by a gift of a beautiful grand piano when the church was remodeled three years ago.

Her life and her "open Bible" show the feelings and convictions of her heart and her devotion to Christ. She would say, "Oh, that I may be the means of accomplishing some little good while I live." This expresses the purpose of her life. She was a woman of rare natural ability and these talents were developed by her service for Christ and she grew to be more and more like Him.

As a neighbor and friend she won a place in the hearts of all, for she "rejoiced with them who rejoiced and mourned with them who mourned." Those who knew her best, loved her most, and will miss her sweet, gentle voice, her wise counsel and trustful spirit, but she has left an exalted ideal of womanhood and home making.

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