Esther H. ERWIN Age 89, of Cave Spring, Ga., formerly of Fort Wayne, Indiana died Thursday in Cave Spring. Born in Imboden, Arkansas, she retired in 1974 from Fort Wayne City Utilities and was past president of Allen County Republican Women Federated and St. Joe Althletic Club Women`s Auxiliary. Her husband, Harley F., died in 2000. Surviving are two sons, Donald H. of Lakeside, Calif., and Paul L. of Cave Spring; two daughters, Janet Adams of Simi Valley, Calif., and Rosalie K. Parks of Windsor, Calif.; a sister, Alice Baney of Angola, Indiana; a brother, Lawrence Nelson of Ocala, Fla.; 15 grandchildren; and 13 great - grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two daughters, Beverley J. Lane and Sharon E. Erwin. Services at 11 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church of Cave Spring, Ga., with calling one hour before services. Calling also from 2 to 5 p.m. today at John House`s Cave Spring Chapel Funeral Home. Burial in Floyd Memorial Gardens, Georgia. This obituary was listed in Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Sunday, March 30, 2003