Esther Irene Thurman

ESTHER IRENE THURMAN AGE 73 OF RICH HILL, MO PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT RESEARCH HOSPITAL IN KANSAS CITY, MO

ESTHER WAS BORN AT HOME IN HUME, MO ON APRIL 24, 1952 TO EPHRAIM (E.W.) WONNEL HESS AND HALLIE MAXINE MARKSBERRY.

ESTHER GREW UP ON THE FAMILY FARM NORTH OF HUME WHERE SHE SPENT HER DAYS MAKING MEMORIES AND RIDING HORSES WITH HER TWO SISTERS. ESTHERS HOBBIES INCLUDED PAINTING, SEWING, QUILTING, BEING A PART OF THE “SEW SISTERS,” GARDENING AND SITTING ON HER PORCH WITH HER HUSBAND OF 32 YEARS KENNETH THURMAN WHILE WATCHING HUMMINGBIRDS. HER FAVORITE THINGS IN LIFE WERE HER CHILDREN CHRISTINA, RICHARD, MELISSA, DAVE, JESSICA AND HER GRANDCHILDREN VAN, ALI, DAMIAN, ELI, JEREMIAH, DRÃGON, GAVIN, KEERA AND MATTIE.

ESTHER IS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER PARENTS, TWO BOTHER-IN-LAWS JERRY CHEEK AND WILLIAM (BILL) BALDWIN. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HUSBAND KENNETH, CHILDREN; CHRISTINA BALDWIN GASTON, RICHARD BROCKMAN, MELISSA (JOE) COKE, DAVE (MANDY) BROCKMAN, JESSICA (DENISE) STUMPFF. 9 GRAND CHILDREN, 3 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN AND SISTERS HARRIETT CHEEK AND DIXIE BALDWIN, 4 NEPHEWS. STEPCHILDREN; RANDY (JENNIFER) THURMAN, DONNA (JEFF) ARNOLD, KIMBERLY (RANDY) JAMES., 8 STEP GRANDCHILDREN, 8 STEP GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. AND A HOST OF COUSINS AND FRIENDS.

A CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE HELD AT 11:00 AM ON JULY 19, 2025 AT TRENT'S BBQ IN RICH HILL.