Esther M. Cotton Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Esther M. Cotton of McPherson, Kansas, who passed away on June 2, 2023, at the age of 90, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Rev. Olivia Ikenberry (Dickens) and Rev. Ernest L. Ikenberry; her stepmother Marguerite Berkey Ikenberry; her husband H. Dean; and her siblings, Dr. Ernest A. Ikenberry, Olivia Susan Wilson and Betty I. Robinson (Elizabeth Ann).
She is survived by: her sibling McPherson; her children, Ken Cotton (Michelle) and Kathy Gauby (Sid) of Boise, ID; her grandchildren, Kyle Gauby (Melissa), Kacie Noyes (Jeremy), Meghan Rathbun (Denver) and Matt Cotton (Jocie); and her great grandchildren, Owen, Evelyn, Henry David, Howard, Leon and Amelia. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations may be given to First United Methodist Church, McPherson College, or Meals on Wheels in care of Stockham Family Funeral Home, 205 North Chestnut, McPherson, KS 67460.
