Esther Boward Obituary

We are sad to announce that on November 7, 2020, at the age of 91, Esther Boward of Middletown, Illinois, born in New Holland, Illinois passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Esther Boward to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Offie A. Rankin and Esther Rankin (Hanslow); her husband Harry G. Boward; her son Harry Dean Boward; her siblings, Margaret, Office "Jim", Kenneth, Harold, Frances, John, Elmer, Robert "Bob", Patty and Mary; and her son-in-law Greenville "Greenie" McGill.

She is survived by: her children, Cheryl McGill of Springfield, IL and Kevin Boward (Lee Ann) of Middletown, IL; her sister-in-law Faye Gresham; her brother Richard Rankin (Janell); her grandchildren, Deana Jones, Jen Long, Amy Weidhuner (Scott), Zach Laubenstein (Sarah) and Hannah Boward; her great grandchildren, Tabatha, Michael (Emily), Kristy, Isabella, Nolan, Kaiden, Sadie and Carter; and also, Beth, Kathy and Peg.

Visitation for Esther will be from 4:00-6:00 p. m. Wednesday November 11, 2020 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, IL where face masks and social distancing will be enacted.

In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Esther's name to the family for a memorial purchase in Esther's memory at a later date.