Esther Somers Presswood, 90, of Alexis, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. She was born in Glenville, North Carolina, daughter of the late Arthur Asbury Somers and Chloa Bell Jared Somers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Louis Presswood. Esther retired from Mohican Mills after 29 years. She was a long-time member of Alexis Baptist Church where she sang in the Kingdom Within Choir. Those left to cherish her memory include her children, Randy Presswood and his wife Karen, Terry Presswood and his wife Wendy, and Kathy Rufiange and her husband Jim; her sister, Ruth Lewis; four grandchildren, Dori Hovis and her husband Chris, Brad Presswood and his wife Ginger, Tim Presswood and his wife Lisa, and Alan Presswood and his wife April; ten great grandchildren, Kylie and Aubrey Melius, Noel and Malachi Hartsell, Addison, Gavin, Emma, Jake, and Hailee Presswood, and Cody Brown; and two great-great grandchildren, Cohen Melius and JD Holt. The family will greet guests from 10:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Saturday, July 30, 2022 at Alexis Baptist Church, 118 Alexis Church Road, Alexis. A service to celebrate her life will be held immediately following at 12:00, also at the church. Interment will conclude in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Alexis Baptist Church.
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