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| 4. | Robert Alfred Lester, Jr. was born on 3 Dec 1929 in Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA (son of Robert Alfred Lester, Sr. and Letha Helen Copeland); died on 16 Nov 2014 in Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dasher Cemetery, Dasher, Lowndes, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1995, Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 2014, Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA
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Died:
Robert A. Lester Jr.
Robert A. Lester Jr., 84, of Valdosta, Ga., passed away Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014, at his home.
He was born Dec. 3, 1929 in Valdosta, a son of the late Robert A. and Letha Copeland Lester. He graduated from Dasher Bible School and attended Emory Jr. College. Mr. Lester opened Radio Clinic, later moving and operating Lester's Appliances on N. Ashley St., Valdosta; he had been in business for fifty years. He enjoyed farming and loved his cows.
Mr. Lester had been a Deacon at Central Avenue Church of Christ, a member of Forrest Park Church of Christ, and was currently a member at Dasher Church of Christ; his family's church where he had met his wife in Sunday School when he was 16 years old and she was 14. He had also served on the Board of Directors of Georgia Christian School.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Pat Lester of Valdosta; their three children, Robert A. Lester III, PhD (Kitty) of Sewanee, Tenn., Patricia "Joyce" Coppage (Stan, Jr.) of Valdosta, and Doug Lester (Peggy) of Lake Park; 11 grandchildren, Robert Lester, IV, MD (Jill) of Calhoun, Josh Lester (Rachel) of Huntsville, Ala., Jeff Lester (Ashley) of Mechanicsburg, Pa., Tiffanni Bradford (Jonathan) of Warner Robins, Mark Coppage (Honey) of Valdosta, Kyle Coppage (Maria) of Valdosta, Clifton Coppage of Valdosta, Claire Edmonds (Bo) of Milledgeville, Lauren Bewley (Bo) of Valdosta, Zack Lester of Roswell, and Paige Lester of Melbourne Beach, Fla.; and 19 great-grandchildren.
Funeral service for Mr. Lester will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, at Dasher Church of Christ, with Mr. Bill Long, Mr. David Nelson and Mr. Johnny Lightsey officiating. Interment will follow in Dasher Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at the Carson McLane Funeral Home, Valdosta.
In lieu of flowers, please consider memorial donations to Georgia Christian School, 4359 Dasher Road, Valdosta, GA 31601.
Condolences may be conveyed online at www.mclanecares.com. - Carson McLane Funeral Home, Valdosta.
Valdosta Daily Times (GA) - Monday, November 17, 2014
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"Valdosta Daily Times", Georgia, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/151AD50117070CD0-151AD50117070CD0 : accessed 3 December 2016)
Robert married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 8. | Robert Alfred Lester, Sr. was born on 5 Feb 1908 in Norene, Wilson, Tennessee, USA; died on 28 Aug 1991 in Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Social Security Number: 256-70-0706
- SSN issued: 1962, Georgia, USA
Robert married Letha Helen Copeland on 9 Dec 1928. Letha was born on 25 Oct 1906 in Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA; died on 19 Nov 2001 in Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 9. | Letha Helen Copeland was born on 25 Oct 1906 in Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA; died on 19 Nov 2001 in Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Letha Lester
- Social Security Number: 252-21-3575
- SSN issued: 1975, Georgia, USA
Children:
- 4. Robert Alfred Lester, Jr. was born on 3 Dec 1929 in Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA; died on 16 Nov 2014 in Valdosta, Lowndes, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dasher Cemetery, Dasher, Lowndes, Georgia, USA.
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| 10. | Roy Dicks, Sr was born on 25 Sep 1908 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA (son of Henry Dicks and Alice Gillen); died on 4 Jun 1940 in Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried in Hopeful Baptist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1910, Mason, Columbia, Florida, USA
- Residence: 1920, Mason, Columbia, Florida, USA
- Residence: 1935, Precinct 9, Columbia, Florida, USA
Roy married Mable Cortense Roberts on 17 Dec 1927. Mable (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 25 May 1910 in Bell, Gilchrist, Florida, USA; died on 21 Nov 1987 in Lake Butler, Union, Florida, USA; was buried in Hopeful Baptist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 11. | Mable Cortense Roberts was born on 25 May 1910 in Bell, Gilchrist, Florida, USA (daughter of Living and Living); died on 21 Nov 1987 in Lake Butler, Union, Florida, USA; was buried in Hopeful Baptist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Mable Dicks
- Residence: 1935, Precinct 9, Columbia, Florida, USA
- Residence: 1945, Precinct 8, Columbia, Florida, USA
Children:
- Marceline Clodia Dicks was born on 11 Nov 1928 in Bell, Gilchrist, Florida, USA; died on 9 Feb 2020 in Georgia, USA.
- Roy Dicks, Jr was born on 18 Dec 1929 in Columbia City, Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 1 Jun 2018 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried on 5 Jun 2018 in Hopeful Baptist Church Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA.
- 5. Living
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