Age 98, passed away on December 21, 2011 in San Antonio, TX, formerly of Leesburg, FL, and Ross Twp., PA, Esther Stevenson Lavender Thomas, daughter of the late Harry K. and Rhoda R. Stevenson; wife of the late C. Malcolm Lavender and Edward B. Thomas; mother of Rev. Richard C. Lavender (Mary Oburg) and David C. Lavender (Ellen Exler); grandmother of Jeffrey (Julie) Lavender of Kalkaska, MI and Kevin (Sherri) Lavender of Topeka, KS; great-grandmother of Wesley, Rebecca, and Abigail Lavender. A former member of the Mellwood U.P. Church, Ross Twp., First Presbyterian Church of Eustis, FL, and Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church, San Antonia, TX; Past Worthy Matron of the Jephthah Chapter 73 of the Order of the Eastern Star, a 1931 graduate of Perry High School; administrative assistant at North Hills YMCA (now Baierl Family YMCA) from 1957 to 1974. Friends will be received at the H.P. BRANDT FUNERAL HOME, INC., 1032 Perry Hwy., Ross Twp., 412-364-4444, on Thursday from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in Allegheny Memorial Park. Everyone please meet at the funeral home by 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to Ross Community Presbyterian Church, 4501 Nelson Run Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15214. Online condolences may be offered at:
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