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Joseph Lee Hester
19 Dec 1864 – 8 Mar 1938
| Birth | 19 Dec 1864 |
| Death | 8 Mar 1938 |
| Cemetery | Greenwood Cemetery Ruston , Lincoln Parish , Louisiana , USA |
| Added by | George Rogers Park on 26 May 2020 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130968769 |
Bio
J. Lee Hester, 73, life-long resident of Lincoln parish, died at his home in Choudrant Tuesday morning, after an illness of several weeks. Funeral services were conducted this morning at 10 o'clock from the Choudrant Baptist church, with Rev. E. A. Burgess, of Simsboro, officiating, assisted by the Rev. J. C. McCain, Choudrant, and Rev. F. D. Bachum, Downsville. Interment was in Greenwood cemetery, Ruston, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Parlors. Mr. Hester was born near Downsville, and spent most of his life in that community. For the past 27 year[s] he had engaged in mercantile business in Downsville and Choudrant. Survivors are the widow, Mrs. Ora Roberts Hester; six sons, C. E. Hester, Tallulah; R. B. Hester, West Monroe; H. H. Hester, Coushatta; R. L. Hester, Austin, Texas; L. O. Hester, Alexandria, and Gordon E. Hester, Choudrant, and one daughter, Mrs. M. G. Osborne, wife of the head of L.S.U. School of Journalism, at Baton Rouge. Other survivors are one brother, G. W. Hester, Miles, Texas, and one sister, Mrs. James Pardue, Downsville. Pallbearers for the rites were Fred Taylor, Harvey Sizemore, J. W. Sizemore, W. M. Bagwell, J. A. O'Neal and Carlos Henry. Published in The Ruston Daily Leader (LA), Wednesday, March 9, 1938 _______________________ Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960 Name: J Lee Hester Event Type: Death Event Date: 08 Mar 1938 Event Place: Chandrant, Lincoln, Louisiana Gender: Male Age: 73 Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1865 Birthplace: Union Parish, Louisiana Father's Name: J T Hester Mother's Name: Mary Brewster Certificate Number: 6216
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Siblings
- Martha Ann Elizabeth Hester Williams 1844–1923 FaG
- Elizabeth T Hester Gaskins 1846–1877 FaG
- Nancy Jane Hester Pardue 1848–1940 FaG
- James Wesley Hester 1849–1933 FaG
- John Randolph Hester Sr 1852–1891 FaG
- Charles Hodge Hester 1858–1933 FaG
- George Washington Hester 1862–1947 FaG
Children
- Clifton Eugene Hester 1891–1988
- Mamie Belle Hester Osborn 1892–1982
- Sgt Roy Bernard Hester 1894–1963
- Harvey Howard "Heck" Hester 1895–1978
- Robert Lee Hester 1899–1969
- Lynton Osborn Hester Sr 1902–1988
- Gordon Edward Hester 1906–1987
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