Esther R. Neighbors, 83, died Jan. 31, 2008, at Hutchinson Hospital.
She was born Nov. 15, 1924, in Cass Lake, Minn., the daughter of Fred and Katherine "Katie" Gobbitz DeWitt. A resident of Hutchinson since 1953, she was the owner and operator of LTD Upholstery.
In 1953, she married David J. Neighbors in Clovis, N.M. He survives.
Other survivors include: a son, Jeffrey and wife, Christine, Hutchinson; a daughter, Suzanne Coker and husband, Daniel, Wichita; four brothers, Harold DeWitt, Philadelphia, Donald DeWitt, Ellinwood, Lewis DeWitt, Great Bend, and Vernon DeWitt, Iowa; three sisters, Elverna Dawson, Philadelphia, Barbara Hinkemeyer, Cass Lake, Minn., and Leila Smith, Sterling, Colo.; five grandchildren, Jeff, Jr., and Kelton Neighbors, Jason Scates, Abby Jo Coker, and Gabriel Coker; and five great-grandchildren, Morgan, Brock, Emma, Emily, and Isaac.
She was preceded in death by a son, David J. Neighbors Jr.; two brothers, Art and Leslie DeWitt; and a sister, Lucy DeWitt.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Elliott Chapel, Hutchinson, with Pastor Matt Stafford presiding. Friends may sign the register from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the mortuary. Burial will be in Penwell Gabel Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hutchinson.
Personal condolences may be sent to www.elliottmortuary.com.