Her funeral service is at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, at the Faith United Methodist Church, Williston. The Rev. Rod Tkach is officiating and interment is at the Riverview Cemetery.
Friends may share memories and condolences with the family at www.fulkersons.com.
Esther Mae Stevens was born June 9, 1922, to Harvey and Cecelia (Dayman) Stevens at Ray. She was raised on the family farm at Epping and attended grade school at the Stevens School. She graduated from Spring Brook High School in 1940.
On Sept. 28, 1940, Esther was united in marriage to Kenneth Bellet at Epping. The couple resided in Spring Brook for several years and she worked at the West Plains rural library for a time. Kenneth passed away in 1965. Esther married John Beard on Nov. 2, 1970, at Williston. The couple lived on John’s farm near the Palmer School west of Spring Brook until John’s death in 1989. She then moved into Williston, where she resided at the Kensington for several years before entering the Tioga Long Term Care facility, where she has been a resident since.
She was an active member of the Faith United Methodist Church. As a young girl, Esther enjoyed fancy needlework and crafting. She also enjoyed bowling.
Esther is survived by her son, Dennis (Diane) Bellet, Epping; grandchildren, Leslie (Cindy) Bellet, Leeds, S.D., Gayle Craig, Rothsay, Minn., Craig (Vicki) Bellet, Woldorf, Md., Michael Bellet, Williston, Kenneth (Coleen) Williams, Endwell, N.Y., and Sherry Dye, Orange Park, Fla.; 14 great-grandchildren and three great great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Kenneth Bellet and John Beard; daughter, Lois Williams; brothers, Allen Stevens and Robert Stevens and infant brother, Arthur Stevens.
Friends may call at the Fulkerson Funeral Home in Williston on Monday from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. and at the church on Tuesday one hour prior to services.
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