Ross County OH Obituaries
Surname: HESTER
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On Jan. 25 1943 God the Heavenly Father sent into the home of Harold and Nora Ellen Hester a daughter whom they named Barbara Ann. A little more than a year before the birth of this little one an infant brother, Harold Dwight had been called by the Angel of Death. In the home are left the father and mother; five daughters and one son: Viola May, Martha Ellen, Dorothy Marie, Mary Catharine, Elizabeth Jane and Lawrence Elmer. To this family who loved her with such devotion, little Barbara Ann was lent awhile and then God in His Wisdom called her home to be with Him.
In a garden of lovely blossoms,
One rosebud pure and white,
Still fresh with the dew of morning
Had opened in the night.
We watched our precious treasure
Unfolding day by day;
But the Gardener walked in the dawning
And took our bud away,
To bloom with Him in Heaven
Safe from sin and blight;
There is no need of the sun there,
Where never comes the night.
Maude S. Rea
Baby Drinks Kerosene; Dies. Barbara Hester Expires In Columbus Hospital. - Funeral service was held Wednesday, 2 p.m., at South Salem Methodist church, the Rev. C. R. Lyle officiating, for Barbara Ann Hester, 16 months daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. Hester, Lyndon, Route 1, who died Monday in Children's hospital, Columbus of pneumonia which developed after she drank kerosene Sunday at the residence. Burial was in South Salem cemetery by Murray Co., Greenfield. A sister of the baby was preparing to start a fire in the kitchen stove when the incident occurred, members of the family said. While the older girl was locating a match, the child picked up a small container of kerosene left within her reach and swallowed a quantity of the liquid. The child was first taken to Hillsboro hospital for treatment and then was returned home. When her condition became worse, a Greenfield physician ordered her to the Columbus hospital where she was placed under an oxygen tent in an attempt to ward off the pneumonia which had developed.
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.
Greenfield Times-Gazette, Greenfield, Highland County OH; 04 Sep 2001
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.
Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, Franklin County OH; 02 Sep 2001
Contributed by: Ralph Cokonougher
David W. Hester, 82, 6973 Lower Twin Rd., Lyndon, died at 8 p.m. Sunday, April 14, 1991, in Clinton Memorial Hospital, Wilmington. Born Aug. 18, 1908, in Ross County, he was the son of John Hester and Caroline Strickrott Hester. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. A graduate of Buckskin Valley High School in South Salem, he was a retired employee of American Pad and Textile Company. He is survived by his wife, Bessie Forsythe Hester, whom he married Aug. 18, 1946; a daughter and son-in-law, Phyllis and William Morrow, Columbus; a grandson, and a brother, Howard Hester, State College, PA. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Ralph and Charles Hester. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Murray Funeral Home, Greenfield, officiated by Rev. Robert K. Blaine. Burial will follow in South Salem Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Record-Herald, Washington Court House, Fayette County OH; 15 Apr 1991
Contributed by: Ralph Cokonougher
Elmer A. Hester, 68, 11325 Pearl st, Los Angeles, Calif., died Monday at 4:30 a.m. in Santa Monica Hospital, Santa Monica, Calif. Born Feb. 16, 1903, in Ross County, he was a son of David and Mary Jane Grieves Hester. On May 28, 1930, he married the former Stella Hobill, who survives. He was a member of the United Methodist Church. In addition to his wife, Mr. Hester is survived by a sister, Bessie Seville, of Columbus. He was predeceased by two brothers and four sisters. Last rites will be read Friday at 2 p.m. in the Murray Funeral Home with Rev. Noble Miller officiating. Interment will be made in South Salem Cemetery. Friends will be received at Murray's after 4 p.m., Thursday.
Contributed by: Ralph Cokonougher
Frank Hester, 84, Lyndon Rt. 1, was found dead of natural cause Monday at 4 p.m. at the home of a son, Harry Hester, of South Salem. He was born Oct. 5, 1877, at Lyndon Rt. 1, a son of Joseph and Sarah Hanna Hester. He was married to Rosa Clark Hester, who died March 12, 1952. In addition to his son, Harry, he is survived by a daughter and three other sons, Harold Hester, Greenfield Rt. 2, Hazel and Leslie Hester, Lyndon Rt. 1, and Floyd Hester, of Peebles; a sister, Mrs. Harrison Storts, Frankfort Rt. 1; 24 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by two sons. Service will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Murray funeral home, with Rev. Donald Cummans officiating. Burial will be made in South Salem cemetery. Friends may call at Murray's after 2 p.m., Wednesday.
Greenfield Daily Times, Greenfield, Highland County OH; 20 Mar 1962
Contributed by: Ralph Cokonougher
HAROLD HESTER The preceding obituary is from a typed page handed down in the family. It looks like those used at funerals of the era. I have copied it just as it is, spelling, punctuation, and all.
Harold Dwight Hester, infant son of Harold and Nora Spurgeon Hester, died early Friday [15 Jan 1942] at the residence, near South Salem. He was born Nov. 9, 1941. Surviving are his parents, one brother, five sisters and three grandparents. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Saturday from the Methodist Church in South Salem, with the Rev. Taylor officiating. Burial in South Salem cemetery will be made by the Smith funeral home, Bainbridge.
Scripture read by Rev. Charles P. Taylor. John II:I-37. Message: 'Why Jesus Wept'.
Saturday January 17, 1942.
Harald Dwight Junior Son of Mr. & Mrs. Harald Hester was born November 9, 1941 and departed this life January 1942. He leaves to mourn his loss five sisters all at home on Lower Twin. Viola, Martha, Dorthy, Mary and Elizabath. Herald Dwight Junior also had one brother Lawrence. He leaves also two grand mothers. Mr. & Mrs. Frand Hester who reside on lower twin, and Mrs. Lillie Spuregon of lower twin.
"There is a reaper whose name is death, And with his sickle keen, He reaps the bearded grain at a breath And the flowers which grow between: Shall I have nought that is fair? saith he; Have nought but the bearded grain? Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me, I will give them all back again. He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooling leaves- - It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them into sheaves. My Lord hath need of these flowers gay, The reaper said, and smiled; Dear token of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. They all shall bloom in fields of light, Transplaned by my care. And saints upon their garments white These sacred blossoms wear. And the mother gave in tears and pain The flowers she most did love; She knew she would find them all again In fields of light above. O, not in cruelty, not in wrath, The reaper came that day; Twas an angel visited this green earth And took the flower away."
Infant Hester
Bainbridge, Jan. 16 - Harold Dwight Hester, infant son of Harold and Nora Spurgeon Hester, died early Friday at the residence, near South Salem. He was born Nov. 9, 1941.
Surviving are his parents, one brother, five sisters, and three grandparents.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Saturday from the Methodist Church in South Salem, with the Rev. Taylor officiating. Burial in South Salem cemetery will be made by the Smith funeral home, Bainbridge.
Contributed by: Leslie Myers
Note: obituaries are from copies and do not indicate the newspaper or the date they appeared in the paper.
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 employee. 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.
Chillicothe Gazette, Chillicothe OH; 01 Dec 1975
Greenfield Daily Times, Greenfield, Highland County OH; 01 Dec 1975Contributed by: Ralph Cokonougher
Harry Hester, 82, of 4389 Main Street, South Salem, died Monday, July 21, at 11:15 a.m. in the Greenfield Area Medical Center. He was born Sept. 7, 1914 in Ross County to Frank and Rose Clark Hester. Hester is survived by his wife, Mary Vickers Hester, to whom he was married in 1982; two sons and daughters-in-law, Bernard and Monna Hester of Greenfield, and Joe and Jeanette Hester of South Salem; one stepson, Clifford Wiseman of Columbus; four grandchildren, Jim and Connie Hester of Greenfield, Michell Hester of Columbus, Jerry and Nicola Hester of Columbus, Timothy Hester of South Salem; great grandchildren Cameron and Joshua Hester of Columbus, Jimmy, Jeremy and Whitney Hester of Greenfield, Derek and Justin of Greenfield; four step-grandchildren and one brother, Floyd Hester of South Salem. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Viola Beechler Hester, in 1980, and by two brothers and one sister. Hester was a member of the Greenfield Eagles Lodge. Until his retirement, Hester was a South Salem business man. The Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Murray Funeral Home, 380 Jefferson Street, Greenfield. The Rev. Danny Dodds will be officiating. Burial will take place at the South Salem Cemetery. Visitation will be after 4 p.m. Thursday. Eagles service will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Greenfield Times-Gazette, Greenfield, Highland County OH; 23 Jul 1997
Contributed by: Ralph Cokonougher
Harvey Hester, 75, Lyndon Rt. 1, died Wednesday at 12:30 a.m. in University Hospital, Columbus, where he had been a patient for three weeks. He was a retired farmer. Born May 16, 1886, in Ross county, he was a son of Daniel and Martha Frye Hester. He leaves his wife, Edith Grace Dorman, and two step-daughters, Mrs. Edith Roosa, Lyndon Rt. 1, and Mrs. Imogene Simmons, Washington C.H. Rt. 2, a niece and three nephews. He was a member of the South Salem Methodist church. Service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Strueve funeral home, with Rev. Donald Cummans officiating. Interment will be made in South Salem cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 9 a.m. Friday.
20 Jul 1961
Contributed by: Ralph Cokonougher
Howard W. Hester, 83, of State College, Pa., a native of South Salem, died Saturday, July 29, 2000, in Hastings, Pa. He was born Aug. 12, 1916, in South Salem, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John and Carolina F. Strickrott Hester. He was graduated from Buckskin High School, attended New Orleans Baptist Cemetery for one year and Columbia Bible College in South Carolina for three years. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II in the Southe Pacific theatre. He was retired from Penn State University, where he was a research aide at the Land and Water Institute. He also was a reporter and photographer with the Lock Haven Express for one year, the Times-Union and Democrat & Chronicle of Rochester, N.Y., and the Medina Daily Journal. He also was employed by U.S. Printing and Lithograph Co., St. Charles, Ill., and Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission, Chicago. Survivors include his wife, Dors A. Whipple Hester of State College, Pa., whom he married July 23, 1949; a daughter, Cheryl R. Hester of York, Pa.; sons Curtis A. and Ruth Hester of Hastings, Pa., and Paul H. Hester of State College, Pa.; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Aug. 3, at noon at Eloise B. Kyper Funeral Home, 1034 Benner Pike, State College, Pa., with the Rev. Drew Fenstermacher officiating. Burial will be in the Centre County Memorial Park in State College. Visitation will be Wednesday, Aug. 2, from 7 - 9 p.m. and Thursday 10 to noon at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Practical Bible College, Bible School park, NY 13737-0601.
Hillsboro Times-Gazette, Hillsboro, Highland County OH; 01 Aug 2000
Contributed by: Ralph Cokonougher
John Hester
SouthSalem - John Hester, 70, a farmer in the South Salem community, died at 4 a.m., Saturday, in the Greenfield Municipal hospital. His wife predeceased him 17 years ago.
Born in Ross county near South Salem on Sept. 26, 1877, he was the son of William and Jane Frye Hester. He spent his entire life in the community.
Surviving are four sons, Howard of Brecksville, Ralph of Springfield, David of South Salem and Charles of Mt. Orab; three brothers, William of South Salem, Clinton of Spargursville and Dave of Frankfort; and one grandchild.
Service will be conducted at 2 p.m., Monday, at the South Salem Methodist church with the Rev. Charles Lyle officiating. Burial will follow in the South Salem cemetery under the direction of the Walker funeral home from Greenfield. Friends may call at the Funeral home until 1 p.m., Monday, and at the church from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m.
Rites Today for John Hester
Rites for John Hester, 70, South Salem farmer who died early Saturday in Greenfield Municipal Hospital, were read this afternoon in the South Salem Methodist church. Rev. Charles R. Lyle officiated. The Walker funeral home directed interment in South Salem cemetery.
Born near South Salem on Sept. 26, 1877, Hester was a son of William and Jane Frye Hester, and passed his entire life in that community.
His wife died 17 years ago. Surviving are four sons, Howard of Brecksville, Ralph of Springfield, David of South Salem, and Charles of Mt. Orab; three brothers, William of South Salem, Clinton of Spargursville, and Dave of Frankfort.
Contributed by: Leslie MyersNote: obituaries are from copies and do not indicate the newspaper or the date they appeared in the paper.
Mrs. John Hester, Caroline F. Strickrott of South Salem, daughter of Gustave and Anna Strickrott, was born July 31, 1874 near Mt. Tabor, Ross County. She departed this life October 15, 1931, aged 57 years, 2 months and 14 days. She was married to John Hester April 12, 1905, to this union was born four sons Charles, David, Ralph, and Howard who with her husband, all survive her.
In her young girlhood, she was converted and united with the M.E. church at Fruitdale later transferring her membership to South Salem.
Although during late years ill health made church attendance impossible, through all the cares and sorrows of life she clung to her faith in her Savior and in her last hours gave witness of her hope of Heaven.
Her greatest interest was in her home and family and as long as her health permitted she gave them her loving, willing service.
For the last several months, her suffering was intense but she bore her affliction with great patience.
In her last hours she expressed her love and gratitude to the neighbors and friends who tried to minister to her.
Besides her husband and sons, she leave three brothers, John, Charles, and Fred and two sisters, Mrs. Floyd Everhart and Mrs. Cyrus Gray and many other relatives to mourn their loss.
Contributed by: Leslie Myers
Note: obituaries are from copies and do not indicate the newspaper or the date they appeared in the paper.
Minnie Alice Hester, 95, of Case Convalescent Center and formerly of South Salem, died at 12:43 p.m. Sunday, June 1, in Fayette Memorial Hospital following a lingering illness. Born May 31, 1891, in Ross County, she was the daughter of James Lawson and Addie May Hester Wilson. A member of the South Salem Methodist Church and the South Salem Garden Club and former postmistress at South Salem, Mrs. Hester was preceded in death by her husband, Harley E. Hester, on June 18, 1956. She is survived by several nieces and nephews and was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister. Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Murray's Funeral Home with the Rev. Norman Beckwith officiating. Burial will be in South Salem Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Greenfield Daily Times, Greenfield, Highland County OH; 02 Jun 1986
Contributed by: Ralph Cokonougher
Oscar, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank [Rosa Clark] Hester, died August 5 [1907]. It was quite a shock as he was only sick five days. Funeral services held Wednesday at the home.
Oscar Hester, eldest child of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hester, born January 17, 1903; died August 5, 1907, after an illness of only a few days, aged four years, six months, and eighteen days. Besides Mother, and a little sister [Hazel Hester], there are many relatives, friends and playmates left to mourn his loss, which will be greatly felt by all who knew him. "Although his life was short on earth, / God thought it best, / To take little Oscar unto him, / Where he is safe and at rest, / Although he's gone, he's not forgotten, / Never will his memory fade, / Forever will our kind thoughts linger, / Around the grass where he is laid. -- A Friend".
Greenfield Republican, Greenfield, Highland County OH; 15 Aug 1907
Contributed by: Ralph Cokonougher
SERVICE THURSDAY FOR ROSA HESTER. - Mrs. Rosa Clark Hester, 68, wife of Frank Hester, Lyndon Rt. 1, died Monday at 7:55 p.m. in Greenfield Municipal Hospital, where she was admitted Sunday. She was born in Ross County Dec. 11, 1883, a daughter of Wesley and Mary Sinclair Clark. In addition to her husband she leaves a daughter and four sons, Miss Hazel Hester, Harold and Leslie Hester, Lyndon Rt. 1; Harry Hester, South Salem, and Floyd, Hillsboro Rt. 1; 23 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; a sister and two brothers, Mrs. Sadie Ebright, Rt. 1; Earl Clark, Montgomery, and James, Mason. She was preceded in death by two sons and a daughter. She was a member of the Beech Grove Methodist church. Service will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Murray funeral home, with interment in South Salem cemetery. Rev. Harley Ward will officiate. Friends may call at Murray's after 7 o'clock this
Greenfield Daily Times, Greenfield, Highland County OH; 1952
Contributed by: Ralph Cokonougher, Great-grandson
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