Obituary of Esther Yung

Esther N. Yung nee Peters, age 88, joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer, went to be with our Lord May 6, 2020 in Dallas, Texas. She was a loving wife to Bill, adoring mother to Martin and Cindy, and blessed “Yia Yia” to her grandchildren and great grandchildren.  Esther was born March 10, 1932 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to the late Elpis and Nicolas Peters.  Esther was a graduate of Scottsbluff High School and afterwards courageously came to Dallas, Texas where she worked at Mobil Oil Company and later as a flight attendant for Continental Airlines in the early days of public air travel. Esther always supported Bill and his football coaching career by caring for his coaches’ wives and his players.  She cared for her community by volunteering and fund raising for various organizations such as Christian Woman’s Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.  She served faithfully in her churches and Bible Study Fellowship, working as committee woman, teacher, and friend to all in need.  There is no doubt Esther loved her family and friends, but most of all she loved her Lord Jesus Christ, who she met at a Billy Graham Crusade in Dallas in early 1954. In health and in illness, she was truly determined to know nothing but Christ and Him crucified.  In her strength and weakness, she was committed to an obedient walk.  As she rested, the Lord showed her great and unsearchable things; she was always a prayer warrior and a witness to the Lord.  She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Bill, son Martin Yung and his wife Vicki, daughter Cindy and husband James Irlbeck, grandchildren Christin and her husband Travis Rea, Lauren and her husband Brian Giese, Margaret Connor and her husband Cory Hood, and Brooke Yung.  Esther had three great grandchildren who always made her smile: Grace Giese, Colton Rea, and Ella Giese.  She is also survived by her brothers Pat Peters and his wife Adele, Paul Peters and his wife Shirley, her sisters-in-law India Peters and Doris Peters, as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins, and innumerable friends. The service will be held Monday, May 11, 2020 in Dallas and her burial will be the same day at DFW National Cemetery. Only immediate family will be present in order to protect the health of those she loved. The family requests that donations honoring Esther please be directed to Faith Presbyterian Hospice in Dallas, Fellowship of Christian Athletes (National or local chapters), or to First Baptist El Paso Foundation. Acts 17:24-25 “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else.”