Dewey Lee Hester, Jr.
Funeral services for Mr. Dewey Lee Hester, Jr. of Toombs County will be held Friday, August 27, 2021 at 4:00 PM in the Chapel of Higgs Funeral Home in Soperton. Reverend Gilbert Wommack will officiate. Mr. Hester died Tuesday, August 24, 2021.
Mr. Hester, 69, was the son of the late Dewey Lee, Sr. & Georgie Mae Walker Hester. He was born on October 8, 1951 in Treutlen County where he lived most of his life. He attended school in Treutlen County, was a self-employed truck driver and a Veteran of the United States Army where he served as a mechanic and truck driver. During his service in the Korean Conflict, he received the National Defense Service Medal, the Sharpshooter ( M-16 Rifle ) and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Korea). Mr. Hester attended Oasis Church of God in Lyons. He was preceded in death by his sister, Edna H. Couey and two brothers, James Elmer & Leon Hester.
Survivors include his four sons, Dewey Vincent Hester of Lyons, Toby (Wendy) Hester and Matthew (Angie) Hester, all of Toombs County and Justin Hadden of Mitchell, GA; daughter, Michelle Hester of Vidalia; two brothers, Gilbert (Virginia) Hester of Soperton and Tony (Brenda) Hester of Dublin; three sisters, Yvonne (Robert) Pickett of Orland, Editha Chaphin of Rockledge and Margaret (Joe) Neal of Glenwood; seven grandchildren, Trevor Hester, Tori (Felipe) Angeles, Tyla Hester, Destiny (Cory McCoy) Partin, Tolen Hester, Preston Rogers and Jacey Hester; great grandchild, Jarren Hester and several nieces & nephews.
Visitation will begin at 2:00 PM Friday at the funeral home.
Mr. Hester, 69, was the son of the late Dewey Lee, Sr. & Georgie Mae Walker Hester. He was born on October 8, 1951 in Treutlen County where he lived most of his life. He attended school in Treutlen County, was a self-employed truck driver and a Veteran of the United States Army where he served as a mechanic and truck driver. During his service in the Korean Conflict, he received the National Defense Service Medal, the Sharpshooter ( M-16 Rifle ) and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Korea). Mr. Hester attended Oasis Church of God in Lyons. He was preceded in death by his sister, Edna H. Couey and two brothers, James Elmer & Leon Hester.
Survivors include his four sons, Dewey Vincent Hester of Lyons, Toby (Wendy) Hester and Matthew (Angie) Hester, all of Toombs County and Justin Hadden of Mitchell, GA; daughter, Michelle Hester of Vidalia; two brothers, Gilbert (Virginia) Hester of Soperton and Tony (Brenda) Hester of Dublin; three sisters, Yvonne (Robert) Pickett of Orland, Editha Chaphin of Rockledge and Margaret (Joe) Neal of Glenwood; seven grandchildren, Trevor Hester, Tori (Felipe) Angeles, Tyla Hester, Destiny (Cory McCoy) Partin, Tolen Hester, Preston Rogers and Jacey Hester; great grandchild, Jarren Hester and several nieces & nephews.
Visitation will begin at 2:00 PM Friday at the funeral home.