Obit: Hester E. Stinnett, 2000, Lincoln Parish, LA 
Submitted by: Dorothy Rinehart Taylor, 111 Racove Drive, West Monroe, LA 71291




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            The Ruston Daily Leader Wednesday, January 12, 2000

                                                               
                       Hester E. Stinnett
                                
Funeral services for Hester E. Stinnett, 79, of Chestertown, Md.,
will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, January 13, 2000, at First Baptist
Church of Simsboro with Ronnie Cathey officiating.  Burial will
follow in Oak Grove Cemetery in Simsboro.

Mrs. Stinnett died Saturday, January 8, 2000, in Heron Point,
Chestertown, Md., as a result of heart failure.

Mrs. Hester E. (Durrett) Stinnett, a long time resident of
Baltimore City, was born and grew up in Ruston.  She was the
daughter of the late Daniel R. and Hester (Mozelle) Durrett.  She
attended Louisiana Tech University.  In 1945 she married Bernard J.
Stinnett while he was stationed in the Army in Louisiana.  After
his discharge they moved to Baltimore City in 1945 and in 1995 they
celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary.  Mrs. Stinnett has
a deep-rooted, rich Christian heritage passed onto her from her
parents.  She followed her religious commitment throughout her life
and will be remembered by those she touched with her caring and
loving acts of service.

Throughout her life Mrs. Stinnett was involved in a number of civic
organizations. She served as the PTA president at Montebello
Elementary School.  She joined the Lakeside Club of Baltimore City
Extension Homemakers Council in 1963 where she was an active member
for over twenty-five years.  She served as the Lakeside Club
president for over five years.  She served as first vice president
of the organization for a number of years.  Through her service in
the city club she was elected the statewide Parliamentarian for the
Maryland State Extension Homemakers: Council; a position she held
for over ten years.  She was active in all aspects of the Home-

makers club, planning programs, conduction meetings, installing
club officers and assisting in preparations for the National
Homemakers conferences held in Baltimore City.

In the 1970's after raising two children, she ventured into the
antique and thrift shop business, first in partnership and later
independently. She owned a series of shops on Greenmount Avenue in
Baltimore.  The most successful shop being "Hester's Thrift Shop
which she ran until the 1990's.  The shop was well known for its
wide variety of merchandise and its gracious owner.
Survivors include her husband, Bernard J. Stinnett of Chestertown,
Md; a son, Daniel E. Stinnett of Galena, Md.; a daughter, Hester A. 
Stinnett of Philadelphia, Pa; and six grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Richard Durrett, Ricky Durrett, Doug Durrett,
David Gullatt, Ted Polman, and Toby Polman.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, January  12, 2000, from 5 until
8 p.m. at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston.