ROANOKE TIMES

                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: WEDNESDAY, February 23, 1994                   TAG: 9402220193
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
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OBIT LESTER, HUBERT JAMES

LESTER, Hubert James, 80, of Roanoke County, passed away Sunday, February 20, 1994. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Jean Lester Pendry of Elliston. Surviving are his loving wife of 61 years, Edna Baker Lester; one son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Gail Lester of Vinton; three daughters and sons-in-law, Frances L. Baird of Salem, Gloria and Gene Strickler of Fincastle, Joyce and Frank Howard of Elliston; a special niece and husband, Alene and Glenn Mills of Salem; three half sisters, Gladys Mattlock of Toledo, Ohio, Geneva Sweeten of Cincinnati, Ohio, Beulah Burns of Kentucky; one half brother, Otis Lester of Kentucky; one sister-in-law, Nellie Bott of Salem; ten grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at Lotz Salem Chapel at 2 p.m. Wednesday by the Rev. Timothy Knuckles of Richmond. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Lotz Salem Chapel.



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