Ross County OhArchives Deaths.....Hester, Harold November 28, 1975
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Name:                Hester, Harold
Date Of Death:       November 28, 1975 Time: 3:20 P.M.
Place Of Death:      Deland, Fl.  Volusia County.
Residence:           115 E. Lisbon Parkway; Deland, Florida
Gender:              Male
Race:                W
Age:                 68
Marital Status:      Divorced
Spouse:              Divorced, Divorced
Date Of Birth:       October 5, 1907
Place Of Birth:      Ohio (sic Ross County, Ohio)
Mother's Name:       Unavailable, Unavailable
Mother's Birthplace: Unavailable
Father's Name:       Hester, Frank 
Father's Birthplace: Unavailable
Cause Of Death:      Irreversible shock, due to severe sepsis.
Hospital:            West Volusia Memorial Hospital.
SS Number:           Unavailable
Occupation:          Retired railroad man.
Funeral Home:        Lankford Funeral Home - Drawer Z - Deland, Florida 
Doctor:              James P. Carey, M.D.
Coroner:             Unavailable
Informant:           Mrs. Howard Cokonougher
Date Of Burial:      December 2, 1975
Place Of Burial:     South Salem Cemetery, South Salem, Ohio
Date Recorded:       December 2, 1975
Source Of Record:    Dept. of Health and Rehabilitation Services. Division of Health.  Bureau of Vital Statistics.  Florida.
Certificate No.:     Registrar's No. 615.



Additional Comments:

The following obituary is from the 1 December 1975 issue of the Greenfield, 
Ohio "Greenfield Daily Times", page 14.  The very same obituary also appeared 
in the 1 Dec. 1975 issue of the Chillicothe, Ohio "The Chillicothe Gazette", 
and in the 4 Dec. 1975 issue of the Leesburg, Ohio "The Leesburg Citizen".
                                    "HESTER.
            Harold (Tony) Hester, 68, 115 E. Lisbon pkwy, DeLand, Fla. died at 
3:20 p.m. Friday at West Volusia Memorial Hospital, Deland, Fla., after a 
lingering illness.
           He was a retired B&O Railroad employe.
           Born Oct. 5, 1907, in Ross County, he was the son of Frank Hester 
and Rose Ellen Clark.
           Surviving are nine daughters, Mrs. Howard "Bill" (Viola) 
Cokonougher, Bainbridge Rt. 1; Mrs. Donald (Martha) Barnhart, Bainbridge Rt. 
1; Mrs. Richard (Dorothy) Watson, Greenfield; Mrs. Kenneth (Mary) Kingery, 
Circleville;  Mrs. William (Elizabeth) Hayden, Cincinnati; Mrs. Kenneth (Fern) 
Tapp, Ft. Mitchell, Ky.; Mrs. John (Violet) Koch, Greenfield, Mrs. Howard 
(Janet) Pauley, Greenfield, and Mrs. Thomas (Ruth) Johnson, Greenfield; four 
sons, Lawrence Hester, Greenfield; Dwight Hester, Greenfield; Gary Hester, 
Leesburg; and Warren Hester, Greenfield; three brothers, Harry of South Salem, 
Leslie of Lyndon Rt. 1 and Floyd of Byersville; one sister, Mrs. Hazel 
Beechler, Kingston; 39 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
          He was preceded in death by a son and daughter.
          Service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Murray Funeral home, 
officiated by Rev. Ken Marckel.  Burial will follow in South Salem Cemetery.
          Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Wednesday."
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          The following is a transcript of a 1975 letter that shows some of 
the circumstances surrounding Harold (Tony) Hester's death:

"James P. Carey, M.D.
Vascular & General Surgery.
212 East New York Ave.
DeLand, Florida 32720

December 29, 1975

Mrs. Howard Cokonougher
Route 1
Bainbridge, Ohio 45612

Dear Mrs. Cokonougher:

In reply to your letter of December 15, the bill that your received from my 
office was not for a post mortum examination performed on the late Mr. Harold 
Hester.  The bill was for my services rendered and represents actually many 
more hours than the 2 stated in a vigorous and time consuming attempt to save 
his life.  Unfortunately he expired from overwhelming infection.  The post 
mortum examination was ordered because of Mr. Hester's unusual demise, which 
was so rapid and fulminant, after he was admitted to the hospital.

I certainly understand your financial circumstances and cannot fault you with 
the comments that you made in your correspondence; however, may I suggest that 
skilled professional help costs dearly these days and one would only have to 
take his car to a mechanic, a color TV to a repair man or invite a plumber to 
his house to realize how true this fact is.  I personally have never refused 
medical assistance to anyone in need, regardless of their financial 
circumstances.

I once again apologize for the inconvenience my bill has caused you.  I wish 
you and your family to know that I did everything possible to save Mr. 
Hester's life, but to no avail.

Sincerely,
Signed/  James P. Carey, M.D.

JPC/ja"


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