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Myrtle Estesof Belvidere, South Dakota, died on Tuesday, August 15, 2000
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Myrtle Hutton was born August 22, 1905, at Wagner, South Dakota, the daughter of George and Katie (Wickersham) Hutton.
When she was nine months old, the family moved to a homestead north of Kadoka. She grew up on the homestead and received the first six grades of education at the Coye Country School prior to attending Kadoka High School, where she graduated in 1924. She received her elementary teaching certificate from Nothern Normal in Aberdeen.
Myrtle taught in the Nowlin Rural School, 12 miles north of Kadoka.
She was united in marriage to David Estes on July 20, 1925, at Dupree. They made their home on a ranch southeast of Belvidere. Myrtle taught school in her home for several years, then taught junior high school in Belvidere for several years.
In 1973, they moved into Belvidere and her grandson, Chuck Willard, and his wife, Merry, took over the ranching operation.
After her husband's death in 1981, she continued to live in Belvidere for one year before moving into the Gateway Apartments in Kadoka, where she resided until moving into the Kadoka Care Center.
Myrtle loved the outdoors and loved to teach children. Her favorite thing was reciting poetry to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She could remember and recite poems until she died.
Myrtle was a member of the Belvidere Presbyterian Church.
Grateful for having shared her life are her daughter, Patricia Willard of Kadoka; a grandson, Chuck Willard and his wife, Merry, of Belvidere; four granddaughters, Kaye Roehrick and her husband, Duane, of Pavillion, Wyoming, Janelle Schweitzer and her husband, Tom, of Castle Rock, Colorado, Judith Bauman and her husband, John, of Long Valley, and Jackie Fortin and her husband, Tom, of Hayti; 12 great-grandchildren; one brother, George W. Hutton of North Chicago, Illinois; three sisters, Ethel Mosher of Marysville, Washington, Carol May of Seattle, Washington, and Flo Vivian of Costa Mesa, California; two sisters-in-law, Cleo Monty of Huron and Ida Estes of White River; plus numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, David, she was preceded in death by a son, Jim Estes in 1952; a granddaughter, Suzanne Willard; her parents; three sisters and one brother.
A memorial has been established to the Kadoka Care Center.
Services
Saturday, August 19, 2000
10:00 a.m.
Presbyterian Church
Belvidere, South Dakota
Officiating
John Kaiser
Music
Syd Iwan - Organist
John Kaiser, Boyd Porch & Carl Bauman - Vocal Trio
Ushers
Don DeVries - Tom DeVries
Active Pallbearers
Dean Blom - Pete Blom
Tojo Osborn - Wib Osborn
Al Badure - Ted Vobr
Honorary Pallbearers
All relatives and friends in attendance
Interment
Belvidere Cemetery
Belvidere, South Dakota
Services
Saturday, August 19, 2000
10:00 a.m.
Presbyterian Church in Belvidere, SD