Esther Mae (Watson) Davis

Born November 30, 1911 in Coldwater, Michigan, Esther Mae (Watson) Davis, daughter of Pete and May Watson went to be with the Lord and her beloved husband, George, on May 26, 2011. At the time of her passing, she resided at the Kabul Nursing Home in Cabool, Missouri. She went to sleep on earth and woke up in Heaven.
She lived over fifty years in Fort Wayne, Indiana and most recently in Hartville and Cabool, Missouri.
A small, feisty, opinionated little woman that wore a hat and gloves to church, aprons around the house, could butcher chickens, render lard, preserve foods, sew, garden, play solitaire, loved to shop, loved pretty things and drove like a maniac. She once told a police officer that had given her a ticket for speeding, that she would pay the ticket but hoped he got the money, bought something to eat with it and choked on the food. She loved the color pink and would have probably painted her house that color if George hadn’t stopped her.
Her opinion was that if you weren’t Presbyterian or Republican you were doomed. In more recent years she softened a little on religious issues but never the political.
She was a good neighbor, always willing to help; she was also a 4-H club leader, director of the church choir and worked as a volunteer in the church office.
She was an avid reader; reading and studying her Bible each day and she often had 2 or 3 other books “going” at the same time.
Her family being her first love; love for Christ, cooking, books, and music was known to everyone.
She and George made their home in Fort Wayne during World War II when he was transferred there by Civil Service. She was a homemaker and she and her husband later ran a small hardware and small engine repair business. She worked several years for the Fort Wayne Community School District. After her husband’s death in 1979, she remained in her home until her health no longer permitted. She moved to Hartville, Missouri to live with her daughter in 2009, and later she loved to the Kabul Nursing Home in Cabool after a short illness.
She was a longtime member of the Calvary Presbyterian Church in Fort Wayne and most recently attended the Evening Shade Community Church north of Manes, Missouri until her health prevented her from attending services.
She became very fond of the staff at the nursing home where she was known as “Little Esther,” having a big smile for them each day. They in turn showed her a great amount of love.
She was preceded in death by her husband: George in 1979; her parents: two step-sisters; and by three sisters-in-law and their spouses.
She is survived by her daughter: Chris (Edd) Higby, of Hartville, Missouri; two grandchildren: Mike (Jeannette) Higby of Mtn. Grove, and Laurie (Jerry) Fletcher, of Hollister, Missouri; eleven great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; ten nieces and nephews; her special friends: Jan, Marie and Alice, all of Fort Wayne, Indiana; and her cat: Tall-Tail.

Memorial Contributions:
Hospice Compassus c/o the funeral home.