Ross County OhArchives Obituaries.....Hester, Bessie Mae (Forsythe) August 31, 2001
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The following obituary is from the 4 Sept. 2001 Hillsboro, Ohio "Times-Gazette", page 2, col. 3:

                        Bessie Mae Hester. 
                           1925 - 2001.
        Bessie Mae Hester, 76, of South Salem, died at 7:50 a.m. Friday, Aug. 
31, 2001 at the Chillicothe Nursing and Rehabilitation  Center.
        Born May 31, 1925 in Ross County, she was the daughter of Irvin and 
Mary (Ross) Forsythe.
        Survivors include one daughter, Phyllis Hester, of Columbus; one 
grandson, Derek Hester, of Columbus; and two sisters and one brother-in-law, 
Anna Rhodes, of South Salem, and John and Opal Rhodes, of Rainsboro.
        She was preceded in death by her husband, David W. Hester, on April 
14, 1991; one brother, Homer; and an infant brother and sister.
        She was a member of the Greenfield Church of Christ and had been a 
nurse's aid in the Greenfield Area Medical Center for 19 years, retiring in 
1985.
        Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4 at the Murray-
Fettro Funeral Home in Greenfield with the Rev. Robert K. Blaine officiating.  
Burial will follow in the South Salem Cemetery.
        Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
        



Additional Comments:
  An obituary identical 4 Sept 2001 one also appeared in the 1 Sept 2001 
edition of the same newspaper, but was mistakenly placed under the wrong 
heading of "Lester H. 'Bud' Dunn.  1909-2001.

The following obituary also appeared in the 2 Sept. 2001, Sunday, Columbus, 
Ohio, "The Columbus Dispatch", page C10, Col. 3:

                               HESTER.
Bessie Mae Hester, 76, of South Salem, Oh., died 7:50 a.m. Friday, August 31, 
2001 at Chillicothe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.  Born May 31, 1925 in 
Ross County, Oh. daughter of Irvin and Mary (Ross) Forsythe.  Survived by 
daughter, Phyllis Hester of Columbus; grandson, Derek Hester of Columbus; 
sisters and brother-in-law, Anna Rhodes of South Salem, John and Opal Rhodes 
of Rainsboro.  Preceded in death by husband David W. Hester, April 14, 1991, 
brother Homer and an infant brother and sister.  Member Greenfield Church of 
Christ.  Nurse's Aid at Greenfield Area Medical Center for 19 years, retiring 
in 1985.  Visitation 4-8 p.m. Monday at MURRAY-FETTRO FUNERAL HOME, 
Greenfield, Oh., where funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, September 
4 with Rev. Robert K. Blaine officiating.  Burial South Salem Cemetery.

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