Thomas County GaArchives Obituaries.....Walter Henry Wester July 20 2003
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Thomasville Times Enterprise - July 22, 2003

Services for Henry Wester are at 2 p.m., Tuesday, July 22, 2003 in the chapel 
of the First Baptist Church. The Rev. Dr. Dan Spencer and the Rev. Dr. Milton 
Gardner will officiate. Interment is in Sunset Memorial Gardens with a Marine 
Corps Honor Guard. Pallbearers will be Ray Council, Fred Maddox, Keefe Newton, 
Sam Sherrod, the Rev. Andy Piland, Leon Powell, Michael Tatum and Joe Newton. 
Honorary pallbearers will be James Clements, Terrell Singletary, Robert 
Jinright, Bobby McGee, Charlie Whiddon, Dallas Ragan, Robert Benton and the 
Waffle Shop Morning Coffee Table Group. Mr. Wester died peacefully in his 
sleep early Sunday morning with his beloved wife by his side. Walter Henry 
Wester was born on Jan. 14, 1929, the second son of the late Dwight Mathew and 
Sarah Moreland Wester. He attended Thomasville public schools and served his 
country honorably in the United States Marine Corps from April 12, 1946 to 
April 11, 1950. He married his devoted wife of 53 years, Kathryn Williams 
Wester, on Dec. 26, 1949. He was a retired ordained Baptist minister and 
pastored rural churches for 35 years. He was also retired from Frito Lay Inc. 
and was affectionately known to many of his customers as ''The 'Tater Chip 
Man.'' In addition to his wife, he is also survived by his daughter and son-in-
law, Debbie and Fred Maddox of Pavo; his granddaughter and grandson-in-law, 
Laura and Keefe Newton of Thomasville; three step-grandchildren, Dwayne Maddox 
and Lynn Maddox Smith and her husband, David, of Macon and Johnathan Maddox of 
Thomasville; a brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Lynda Wester of Marietta; 
an aunt, Mrs. Jane Roebuck of Midland, Alabama; four sister-in-law and their 
families, Ruth Wester and Mattie Powell of Tallahassee and Robbie Tatum and 
Ocie Piland of Waycross; a faithful niece, Sharon Powell Sherrod, and her 
family of Thomasville. In addition to his parents, a brother, Ralph Wester of 
Tallahassee; and a step-grandson, Justin Maddox of Thomasville, preceded him 
in death. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Archbold 
Foundation for the treatment of diabetes and kidney diseases. The family will 
be at (Address deleted for privacy). Friends may also sign the online guest 
register at www.allenfh.com. -- Allen & Allen Funeral Home

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