In Memory Of
Esther Leah Grout
1926
2017
Esther Leah Grout
May 21, 1926 — July 7, 2017
Esther Leah Grout, 91, of Topeka, passed away on Friday, July 7, 2017 at a Topeka care facility. She was born May 21, 1926 in Nortonville, Kansas, the daughter of Lloyd and Gladys (Congrove) Martin.
Esther graduated from Nortonville High School in 1943 and moved to Topeka where she had resided since. Esther was employed by the City of Topeka for 28 years before retiring in 1991. She was a member of Countryside Christian Church.
Esther married Bruce Grout on June 20, 1948 in Nortonville. He preceded her in death on April 22, 2014.
Survivors include one son, Brent (Cheri) Grout of Brownsburg, Indiana, three grandsons, Brad, Jeremiah and Zach, and her six siblings, Barbara Tosh of Valley Falls, JoAnn Mitchell, Paul Martin, Mary Romine and Lloydene Martin all of Topeka and Charlene Schell of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at Countryside Christian Church. Private committal services will take place in Rochester Cemetery.
Esther will lie in state and the family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Monday, July 10, 2017 at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Ave.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to Ozark Christian College, 1111 N. Main, Joplin, Missouri, 64801.
To leave the family a special message online, please select the Share Memory option listed above.
Esther graduated from Nortonville High School in 1943 and moved to Topeka where she had resided since. Esther was employed by the City of Topeka for 28 years before retiring in 1991. She was a member of Countryside Christian Church.
Esther married Bruce Grout on June 20, 1948 in Nortonville. He preceded her in death on April 22, 2014.
Survivors include one son, Brent (Cheri) Grout of Brownsburg, Indiana, three grandsons, Brad, Jeremiah and Zach, and her six siblings, Barbara Tosh of Valley Falls, JoAnn Mitchell, Paul Martin, Mary Romine and Lloydene Martin all of Topeka and Charlene Schell of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at Countryside Christian Church. Private committal services will take place in Rochester Cemetery.
Esther will lie in state and the family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Monday, July 10, 2017 at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Ave.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to Ozark Christian College, 1111 N. Main, Joplin, Missouri, 64801.
To leave the family a special message online, please select the Share Memory option listed above.
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Service Schedule
Past Services
Visitation
Monday, July 10, 2017
6:00 - 8:00 pm (Central time)
Parker-Price & Davidson
Memorial Service
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Starts at 1:30 pm (Central time)
Countryside Christian Church
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