Obituary published in the Times-Recorded 8 May 1936:
Resident Near Fultonham Dies Thursday of Heart Ailment.
Mrs. Gigax died suddenly of a heart ailment Thursday morning at her home.
She was a daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. John Holdeman [sic] of Zanesville. She had made her home in Fultonham for many years.
Besides her husband she is survived by five children, Mrs B. F.Wetzel, Dayton; Mrs. Edward Bendow [sic], Ashland; John Gigax, Pittsburgh; Edward Gigax, Marion, Ind.; Miss Helen Gigax of the home; also 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
The body will be taken to the residence Friday noon from the William Thompson and Son funeral home.
The funeral of Mrs Esther A. Gigax, will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at her home, one mile west of Fultonham. Rev. Mr. Hardin of Fultonham M. E. church, of which she was a member, will officiate and burial will take place in the Fultonham cemetery.