Individual Details
Orrie Page Hester
(14 Jan 1879 - 23 Jul 1952)
Mrs. Orrie N. Ervin, 313 North Guadalupe Street, a prominent resident of Carlsbad for more than 50 years, died this morning at 4 o'clock in Memorial Hospital after an illness of several months.
Mrs. Ervin was born January 14, 1879, at Homer, La. She came to Carlsbad in 1900 as the bride of the late George L. Newton. Mr. Newton owned and operated the Eddy Drug Company until his death in 1905.
Mrs. Ervin later married Dr. L.E. Ervin, a dentist of Carlsbad, who died in 1922.
Mrs. Ervin was a charter member and past worthy matron of the Carlsbad Chapter No. 54, Order of Eastern Star, and a member of the First Methodist Church of Carlsbad.
Surviving her are are daughter, Mrs. Howard L. Moore, Carlsbad; two grandchildren, Mrs. Hugh W. Calvert of Carlsbad and Howard L. Moore, Jr., of Amarillo; three great-grandchildren, Michael and Philip Calvert and Ginger Lee Moore.
Funeral rites will be held Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the First Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. J.S. Willis, pastor, and W.S. Dando in charge. Burial will be in Carlsbad Cemetery by West Funeral Home.
(Ref: CARLSBAD CURRENT-ARGUS, Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico, dated for Wednesday, July 23, 1952, front page, reads as follows:
MRS. ORRIE ERVIN DIES IN HOSPITAL
Mrs. Ervin was born January 14, 1879, at Homer, La. She came to Carlsbad in 1900 as the bride of the late George L. Newton. Mr. Newton owned and operated the Eddy Drug Company until his death in 1905.
Mrs. Ervin later married Dr. L.E. Ervin, a dentist of Carlsbad, who died in 1922.
Mrs. Ervin was a charter member and past worthy matron of the Carlsbad Chapter No. 54, Order of Eastern Star, and a member of the First Methodist Church of Carlsbad.
Surviving her are are daughter, Mrs. Howard L. Moore, Carlsbad; two grandchildren, Mrs. Hugh W. Calvert of Carlsbad and Howard L. Moore, Jr., of Amarillo; three great-grandchildren, Michael and Philip Calvert and Ginger Lee Moore.
Funeral rites will be held Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the First Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. J.S. Willis, pastor, and W.S. Dando in charge. Burial will be in Carlsbad Cemetery by West Funeral Home.
(Ref: CARLSBAD CURRENT-ARGUS, Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico, dated for Wednesday, July 23, 1952, front page, reads as follows:
MRS. ORRIE ERVIN DIES IN HOSPITAL
Events
| Birth | 14 Jan 1879 | Homer, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 26 Jun 1880 | (James H. Hester and Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Goodwin) Claiborne Parish, Louisiana |  |  | |
| Census-shared | 26 Jun 1900 | (Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Goodwin) Presidio County, Texas | | | |
| Marriage | 24 Apr 1909 | Eddy County, New Mexico - Dr. Loren E. Ervin | | | |
| Census (family) | 28 Apr 1910 | Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico - Dr. Loren E. Ervin | | | |
| Census (family) | 12 Jan 1920 | Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico - Dr. Loren E. Ervin | | | |
| Census | 1 May 1930 | Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico | | | |
| Census | 15 Apr 1940 | Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico | | | |
| Death | 23 Jul 1952 | Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico | |||
| Burial | Carlsbad Cemetery, Eddy County, New Mexico | |
Families
| Spouse | George Lee Newton (1867 - 1907) |
| Child | Mary Lee Newton (1901 - 1990) |
| Spouse | Dr. Loren E. Ervin (1877 - 1922) |
| Father | James H. Hester (1848 - ) |
| Mother | Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Goodwin (1854 - 1922) |
| Sibling | John Hollie Hester (1876 - 1934) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
J M Hester head M 31 AL - FarmerM E Hester wife F 24 AL - Keeping house
J H Hester son M 3 AL
O P Hester dau. F 1 LA
Census-shared
Mollie Scaife Head Female 46 Alabama - Boarding house keeperJohn H Hester Son Male 24 Alabama - Stock man
Onie Hester Daughter Female 21 Louisiana
Fletcher Scaife Son Male 12 Louisiana - at school
Kate Felder Boarder Female 31 Texas - Music teacher
Annie Ewell Boarder Female 26 Georgia
John G Ewell Boarder Male 4 Texas
Marriage
L. E. ErvinEvent Type: Marriage
Event Date: 24 Apr 1909
Event Place: Eddy, New Mexico, United States
Event Place (Original): , Eddy, New Mexico, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Orrie Newton
Spouse's Gender: Female
Census (family)
Loren E Ervin Head Male 32 Illinois - Dentist, own officeOrrie Ervin Wife Female 30 Louisiana
Mary L Newton Stepdaughter Female 9 New Mexico
Census (family)
Loren E Erwin Head Male 42 Illinois - Dentist, dental parlorOrrie N Erwin Wife Female 40 Louisiana
Mary Lee Newton Stepdaughter Female 18 New Mexico - Stenographer, bank
Residence: North Canyon Street, Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico
Census
Orrie N Ervin Head Female 51 Louisiana - Manager, rooming houseEd Toner Roomer Male 58 Wisconsin - Inspector, cattle
Census
Orrie N Ervin F 60 Louisiana, widowed - Keeper, lodging house5 lodgers
Endnotes
1. United States Census, 1880 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD6K-2XW.
2. United States Census, 1900 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M35M-ZYF.
3. United States Western States Marriage Index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZF4-NM3.
4. United States Census, 1910 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGSD-V2F.
5. United States Census, 1920 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4VR-7S9.
6. United States Census, 1930 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCM9-GZD.
7. United States Census, 1940 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMRH-9DC.
8. Find a Grave Memorial 65962526.