Mary Esther Shreve
February 18, 2017
Funeral Service will be 11:00 AM, Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at Pleasant View Friend Church, where she was a member, with the Reverend Jacelyn Jones and Dr. John Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Pine Rest Cemetery.
Esther was a native of Ohio and a graduate of Asbury College with a Bachelor Degree in Education. She was a teacher and principal for over 45 years. She also served the Lord, along with her husband, the late Pastor Lynn Shreve in many churches in the United States and Canada. Esther was a right hand for Pastor Shreve, playing the piano, handling youth retreats, and so many other things, in over 65 years of ministry. She loved music and enjoyed teaching piano. Time spent with her family and friends brought joy to her heart.
Esther was a daughter of the late Nicolas Alexander and Florence Elizabeth Naylor Lewis and was preceded in death by husband, Pastor Lynn Shreve; brother: Robert Lewis.
Esther is survived by son: Stan Shreve and wife Judy, of Snow Camp; grandchildren: Tania Taylor and husband Eddie, Nicole Shreve, Brent Shreve and wife Melissa; great grandchildren: Norman Taylor, Liz Wilson, Kayla Wilson, Myriah Taylor, Lilley Taylor, Eli Taylor.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM on Monday, February 20, 2017 at Kennedy Funeral Home, Robbins, NC.
Kennedy Funeral Home is honored to serve the Shreve Family.
Online condolences may be made at www.pinesfunerals.com
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Dear Stan and Judy,
Our thoughts and prayers are with your family this week as you remember and celebrate the life of Aunt Esther. She was such a warm and supportive Aunt to us throughout our lives, and always told us that she remembered us in praye
I cannot say enough about Esther Shreve. Few people can say that someone has prayed for them every day of their lives… but I can and it was your mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. I was privileged to call her Aunt Esther after she and Pastor Ly
Esther and Lynn were like second parents to both of us! I often called her Mom as did many in the youth group at Pelham Friends in Ontario, Canada. Esther and Lynn were often proud when a couple they married stayed together. Well we have been married now
We are so sorry about the loss of Ms. Shreve. May the God of all comfort sustain your family during this difficult time. 2 Corinthians 1:3,4.
How very proud and honored I was to have know Esther and called her friend! She, and Pastor Lynn, were so instrumental in my spiritual life. They were my pastor and youth leaders at Southeast Friend Church in Salem, Ohio. It was because of them that my hu
May the God who supplies endurance and comfort sustain you in your time of need through prayer. Rom. 12:12