Kester, Hugh Kenneth

Passed: 1963-01-12

Age: 88

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1963-01-18

Information: KESTER FUNERAL IS HELD AT GALLIPOLIS - Hugh K. Kester, 88-year olf resident of Murraysville, died on Sunday at the Camden Clark hospital following an illness of little more than a month.  Born in Pleasants county Feb. 25, 1876, he was a son of John and Mary Bailey Kester.  Mr. Kester was a retired maintenance employee of Rio Grande College, Rip Grande, Ohio, and was a member of Simpson Chapel Methodist Church in that area.  Survivors inclue a brother, Robert L. Kester, Murraysville, and several nieces and nephews.  His wife, Mary Davis Kester, preceded him in death June 2, 1946.  The funeral service was held Tuesday at Gallipolis, Ohio and the burial was in the Tynrhos cemetery at Rio Grande, Ohio.