UPSON COUNTY, GA - OBITS  Dr. J.A. Hester

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DR.J.A.HESTER,78


Dr.J.A.Hester,Sr.,78,died late Saturday
afternoon,November 15 [1986]at his residence on Barnesville
Highway.A native of Easley,South Carolina,Dr. Hester
had lived in Thomaston since 1938.He became a
Pharmacist in 1934 and was the owner of Hester Drugs
from 1950 until his retirement in 1978.He was  a former
member of the Thomaston Kiwanis Club and the Lions
Club. A member of Morning Star Lodge # 27 F&A,Dr,
Hester was a Master Mason and was raised to Sublime
Degree of Master Mason November 15,1938. He was past
High Priest of Thomaston Chapter of #29 Royal Arch
Masons and past Emminent Commander of H Tillman Haygood
Commdery # 18 of the Knight Templer.A past member of
AlSihah Oriental Band and a member of AlSihah Shrine
Temple in Macon.He was also a lifetime member of the
Knights Templer Eye Foundation ,a member and past
President of the Thomaston County Club and the First
Presbyterian Church.




Dr.Hester is survived by his wife ,Mrs.Marie Hilley
Hester;one daughter Miss Sarah M.Hester, of
Thomaston;one son James A.Hester,Jr. of Thomaston; one
sister Mrs.Sarah M.Smith,of Greenville,South
Carolina;and one brother Kenneth Hester of Easley,South
Carolina.Six grandchildren ,one great-grandchild,one
niece and one nephew also survive.


Dr. Albert E. Simmons and Rev. Tom Dews officiated at
graveside service held Monday, November 17 in Southview
Cemetery. Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.


It is requested of the family that Memorial
Contributions be made to the Knights Templar Eye
Foundation .C/O J.E.MOSLEY,811 Mulberry
Street,Macon,Georgia 31098