ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: SNIDER, ESTHER MAY MCGREER 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: E.J. Fielding  Funeral Home, Covington, La.

Died: Thursday 17 August, 2017

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SNIDER, ESTHER MAY MCGREER 
June 27, 1928 - August 17, 2017

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Esther May McGreer Snider, 89, joined our Heavenly Father on Thursday 17 Aug., 
2017. 

She was born to the late Roy and Vera McGreer at Napanee, Ontario, Canada on 
June 27, 1928. 
Esther attended Napanee Collegiate and Vocational Institute in Napanee and 
graduated in 1946. Esther was married to the late James Elwin Snider in 1948 
and they were together for 52 years. She was an active member of her church in 
Napanee as a young girl and sang in the choir. She continued doing so 
throughout her life and also when the family moved to Louisiana in 1954. 
After Elwin passed in 2000 she lived in Abita Springs. She enjoyed volunteer 
work at the Covington public library and fellowship and singing in the choir at 
New Zion Baptist Church.

Esther's early years involved the grocery store that her parents owned in 
downtown Napanee. She spent a lot of time growing up helping with all the 
chores involved in the business and assisting her mother to keep up the home. 
She was introduced to Elwin by his sister Fern (her classmate) and they were 
partners in life from that point on. They worked the family farms outside of 
Napanee after they were married until 1954 at which time they moved south to 
Louisiana.

Esther is survived by her five children: William Snider (Josie) Cheryl Gray 
(Tom) Gloria Gremillion (Greg) Jim Snider (Theresa) Merry Byers (Brian); her 
brother Howard McGreer; her sister Catharine McGreer Armstrong; 8 grandchildren 
and 13 great grandchildren.

Esther is preceded in death by her brothers William McGreer and Robert McGreer 
and her sister Lois McGreer Nickle.

Relatives and friends are invited to the Funeral Service at New Zion Baptist 
Church, 17387 New Zion Church Rd, Covington, LA 70435 on Tuesday, August 22, 
2017 at 2:00 PM with visitation from 12:00 Noon until service time. 

Interment will follow the service at New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, 
Covington, LA. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations by made 
to New Zion Church Building Fund.

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