Norman James Hester

  General Notes:

Mr. Norman Hester, 93, of Crossett, who was born March 18, 1911 in Fountain Hill, died Tuesday, March 23, 2004, at Beverly Healthcare in Crossett. A resident of Crossett for many years and a former resident of Little Rock, he was a member of the Beech Street Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Lorene Jones Hester of Crossett; one son, John Hester of Little Rock ; one daughter, Joyce Keathley of Little Rock; a sister, Inez Norrell of El Dorado; five grandchildren, two-great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Merle Woods Hester, in 1984; a daughter, Norma White, in 2001; a granddaughter, Wanda White; his parents, James Robert and Magnolia Geddie Hester; two brothers, Roland and Aldon Hester; and three sisters, Adelle Hollis, Ora Phillips and Corine Binns. Funeral services were at 2 p.m., Friday, March 26, in the chapel of Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home with Rev. Reginald White officiating. Pallbearers were Bill, Dale, Brice and Brannan Hester, Gary White, Bill Phillips, Tim and Tom Norrell. Burial followed services at the Flat Creek Cemetery.

Norman married Emma Merle Woods, daughter of John Lafayette Woods and Willie Howell Watkins, on 9 Sep 1937. (Emma Merle Woods was born on 9 Sep 1914 in Fountain Hill, Ashley, AR, died on 8 Mar 1984 in Little Rock, Pulaski, AR and was buried in Flat Creek Cemetery, Fountain Hill, Ashley, AR.). The cause of her death was diabetic complications.

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• _STAT: Death of one spouse.

  Marriage Notes:

married in the home (parsonage) of Bro. L. J. Tucker

Norman next married Oma Lorene Jones, daughter of Living and Living, about 1987 in Crossett, Ashley, AR. (Oma Lorene Jones was born on 24 Apr 1913 in Loran, LA, died on 4 Mar 2005 in Crossett, Ashley, AR and was buried in Pinewood Memorial Park, Crossett, Ashley, AR.)