- Date Of Birth: March 21, 1918
- Date Of Death: December 13, 2010
- State: Michigan
YAX, Esther Eva, Of Kalamazoo. Went to be with her Lord Monday morning, December 13, 2010. Esther was born March 21, 1918, in Oshtemo Township, the daughter of Fred and Imo Rhodes Sowles and had been a lifelong resident in the Kalamazoo area.
Prior to her retirement she was employed for 28 years with the Gilmore’s Department Store and was a member of the Valleyview Bible Church. Her passion was greeting cards for all occasions and sewing. On September 20, 1936 Esther was united in marriage to Walter Yax who preceded her in death on December 5, 1999.
She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Pauline and Dorothy. Surviving are her children, Lillian Stewart, Richard Yax, Nancy Bill Yates; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; 4 great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
