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Esther Johannes Buxton

Birth	:	23 Oct 1906 Ness County, Kansas, USA
Death	:	10 Sep 1998 Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Ransom Cemetery, Ransom, Ness County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.6316986, -99.9156036
Description	:	Previously married to Harold Robinson Esther Buxton was born Oct. 23, 1906, at Ransom, the daughter of John Frederick “Fred” and Mattie Lynch Johannes. She died Sept. 10, 1998, at Central Kansas Medical Center, St. Rose Campus, Great Bend, six weeks before her 92nd birthday. A lifelong resident of Ransom, she married Harold “Bob” Robinson on Oct. 22, 1924, at Gove. He died in 1940. She married Richard Clyde “R.C.” Buxton in June 1941 at Gove. He died Aug. 4, 1957. A homemaker, she found delight in gardening, music, her family and friends, cooking, traveling, reading books and playing cards. She... Read More	Previously married to Harold Robinson Esther Buxton was born Oct. 23, 1906, at Ransom, the daughter of John Frederick “Fred” and Mattie Lynch Johannes. She died Sept. 10, 1998, at Central Kansas Medical Center, St. Rose Campus, Great Bend, six weeks before her 92nd birthday. A lifelong resident of Ransom, she married Harold “Bob” Robinson on Oct. 22, 1924, at Gove. He died in 1940. She married Richard Clyde “R.C.” Buxton in June 1941 at Gove. He died Aug. 4, 1957. A homemaker, she found delight in gardening, music, her family and friends, cooking, traveling, reading books and playing cards. She loved to call her friends on the phone and cheer them up when they needed it. She helped her second husband operate the Strand Theater in Ransom for several years. She was a member of the United Methodist Church and the Go-Getters Senior Citizens, and a former member of the Garden Club, the Monday Evening club, and several card-playing clubs, all of Ransom. Survivors include a son, Jerry Buxton, Great Bend; two daughters, Valda Robinson, Orionville, MI, and Willafred Ward, Lynnwood, WA; a brother, Harold Johannes, Scottsdale, AZ; three stepchildren, Reggie Buxton of Lawrence, Wilma Mitten of Kansas City, MO, and Faye Bailey of Florida; 15 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by a son, Vance Leroy Robinson, in 1989; two sisters, Lucile Jesse in 1990 and Ruth Johannes; two brothers, Erhardt and Herman Johannes; an infant sibling; and two grandchildren, Denise Hilmes and Carlos Rogers. Her funeral was Sept. 16 at the church, with the Rev. Wayne Stephens officiating. Burial was in the Ransom Cemetery. Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Ness City, was in charge of arrangements. Memorials are suggested to the Ransom Go-Getters Senior Citizens, or to the Ransom Public Library. She had a wonderful life, and her family and friends celebrate that. They rejoice - not that she dies, but that she lived. They will miss her sweet smile and melodious laughter. She had major grief and sorrow in her life, but also major joy, gladness and happiness. She wasn’t perfect, but about as close to it as one gets. If she was ever quick to anger, she was equally quick to forgive. She held no grudges. She would do, or would have done, anything for her kids, involving any expenditure of money, effort or energy. She believed in always keeping your word, your promises. She tried to bring some light and joy to others daily. The Senior Center was her home away from home. She was always concerned about others. Even in her last days of terrible suffering, she daily asked her son how he was feeling, if his “bad” tooth was still hurting. She had a great sense of humor. Her hearing and vision got very bad, but she found a way to laugh once in a while, anyway. She loved animals especially her purebred, neurotic beagle, Freckles, who lived with and worshipped her from 1961-73, and Asa, the back cat at the Ransom nursing home. When she was young, her father, Fred Johannes, called her Pollyanna because of her near-constant optimism and cheer. She stayed up all night, sleepless, as a child, tending to a sick pet dog, unbeknownst to her parents. Later she did the same many times with her own sick, injured and/or hospitalized kids. Dr. Samuel Jackson, the 18th century British literary wit, said, “It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives, sir.” That goes for a woman, too. And Esther Buxton lived well and right. When she was able, she picked up mail and other items for many of the elderly people in town, and provided transportation around town for several. She had been unable to drive for the past eight years, due to poor eyesight. For the 5 1/2 months preceding her death, she had lived at IHS Nursing Home in Great Bend, and for a year before that, at Grisell Memorial Long Term Care Center in Ransom. No one ever loved Ransom, her family and friends more than she did. Perhaps as much, but not more. She was a wonderful wife, mother and friend. “Death Be Not Proud, Though Some Have Call-ed Thee Mighty And Dreadful, For Thou Art Not So.” John Donne, 17th century British poet, preacher and metaphysical writer. Ness Co. News, Oct. 22, 1998

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Esther Johannes Buxton's memorial is located at: Ransom Cemetery, Ransom, Ness County, USA.
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Esther Johannes Buxton death on 10 Sep 1998 in Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas, USA
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Longitude: -99.9156036

Family Members:

Parent

John Frederick “Fred” Johannes

(1871 - 1960)

Mattie Lynch Johannes

(1874 - 1935)

Spouse

Harold William “Bob” Robinson

(1902 - 1940)

Richard Clyde “R.C.” Buxton

(1881 - 1957)

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