Laurens County GaArchives Obituaries.....Hester, Rufus Gilson (Stewart) February 14, 1998 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: William J. (Jim) Carroll williamcarrollj@bellsouth.net January 27, 2012, 7:48 pm The Dublin Courier Herald 2-16-1998 Rufus Gilson Hester MACON--- Services for Rufus Gilson Hester, 70, of 4272 Capital Ave., were scheduled for 11am today in the chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home, with the Rev. Hugh Spivey officiating. Burial was to be in Blue Springs Church Cemetery. A native of Laurens County, Mr. Hester was the son of the late Jerry Hester and the late Gladys Stewart Hester and the widower of Faye Williams Hester. He was a resident of Laurens County for most of his life and had lived in Macon since 1989. He was a retired truck driver and was retired from Lovett and Tharpe Hardware Co. Mr. Lester died Saturday in a Macon hospital. He is survived by his children, Wyman Hester of Dublin, Patricia Ann Thigpen of Dublin, Timothy G. Hester of Dublin, and Gloria Kay Hoskins of Macon; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Pallbearers are Curtis Foskey, Franklin Wilkes, Billy Spivey, Jerry Thigpen, Tyrone Hoskins, and Dennis Watson. The family will be at the home of Patricia Ann Thigpen, Route 1, Dudley. Additional Comments: Rufus Gilson was born 2 Feb 1928 to C. J. "Harris Stewart and Mary Jane Wood Stewart. Georgia death certificate #007251. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/laurens/obits/h/hester2437nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb