Sister Melanie Hester's Obituary
Sister Melanie Hester, age 58 of Winslow, Arkansas died Monday January 14, 2013 in Winslow. She was born October 21 1954 in Prairie Grove, Arkansas to Louis and Dell King Hester. She was a graduate of Loyola University in Chicago; she was the youngest of five daughters. She was a Catholic nun serving on nursing missions in Brazil and was founder and director of the Women’s Refugee Shelter in Johannesburg, South Africa and was a Registered Nurse who previously worked at Washington Regional Hospital in Fayetteville.
She is survived by her mother, Dell Hester of Winslow; four sisters, Rosetta Jane Landelius, Nancy Raye Townsend, Janice Amelia Pemberton, Arminta Kaye Dozier; eight brothers, Lloyd Allen Hester, Otis Charles Hester, Louis Monroe Hester, Louis Otis Hester, Lucas Hester, Landis Hester, Lain Hester, Lyndal Hester and numerous nieces and nephews.
Rosary service will be 1:30 pm Thursday at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Fayetteville. Funeral Mass will be 2:00 pm Thursday at Saint Joseph Catholic Church with burial to follow at Brentwood Cemetery in Brentwood.
Memorial contributions may be made to
Circle of Life Hospice
901 Jones Road
Springdale, Arkansas 72762
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