Henry Lester Honaker, Virginia Obituary

Henry Lester

Mr. Henry Junior Lester, age 63, of Rowe, Virginia, passed away Monday (August 8, 2016) at Clinch Valley Medical Center in Richlands, Virginia. Born December 11, 1952 in Tazewell County, Virginia, he was a son of the late Paris Junior and Fonnie Ethel Horn Lester. A lifelong resident of the area, he was of the Christian faith. He was a self-employed auto body painter and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and working on vehicles. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by half-brothers, Earl Lester, Arnold Lester, Tom Lester, and Garney Lester, and half-sisters, Gladys Payne and Yuvonne Kennedy. Survivors include one brother, Elmer Lester and his wife, Wanda of Rowe; three sisters, Norma Oakley Nickels and husband, Doris, Loretta Nickels and husband, Arnie of Grundy, and Janet Phillips of Oakwood; half-sister, Jean Compton of Alabama; special nephews, Nathaniel Lester and Travis Nickels; several additional nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM Friday in the Rowe Pentecostal Church of Rowe, Virginia with Rev. Michael Justice and Rev. Luther Bowman officiating. Interment will follow in the Essau-Rife Cemetery at Keen Mountain, Virginia. Nephews and friends will serve as pallbearers. Donations may be made to the Henry Lester memorial Fund, P.O. Box 1620, Honaker, VA 24260 The family will receive friends at the Rowe Pentecostal Church after 6:00 PM Thursday. Online condolences may be made at www.honakerfuneralhome.net.
December 11, 1952 - August 8, 201612/11/195208/08/2016
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Mr. Henry Junior Lester, age 63, of Rowe, Virginia, passed away Monday (August 8, 2016) at Clinch Valley Medical Center in Richlands, Virginia. Born December 11, 1952 in Tazewell County, Virginia, he was a son of the late Paris Junior and Fonnie Ethel Horn Lester. A lifelong resident of the area, he was of the Christian faith. He was a self-employed auto body painter and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and working on vehicles. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by half-brothers, Earl Lester, Arnold Lester, Tom Lester, and Garney Lester, and half-sisters, Gladys Payne and Yuvonne Kennedy. Survivors include one brother, Elmer Lester and his wife, Wanda of Rowe; three sisters, Norma Oakley Nickels and husband, Doris, Loretta Nickels and husband, Arnie of Grundy, and Janet Phillips of Oakwood; half-sister, Jean Compton of Alabama; special nephews, Nathaniel Lester and Travis Nickels; several additional nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM Friday in the Rowe Pentecostal Church of Rowe, Virginia with Rev. Michael Justice and Rev. Luther Bowman officiating. Interment will follow in the Essau-Rife Cemetery at Keen Mountain, Virginia. Nephews and friends will serve as pallbearers. Donations may be made to the Henry Lester memorial Fund, P.O. Box 1620, Honaker, VA 24260 The family will receive friends at the Rowe Pentecostal Church after 6:00 PM Thursday. Online condolences may be made at www.honakerfuneralhome.net.

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Aug
11
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Thursday, August 11 2016
06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Rowe Pentecostal Church
Garden Creek Road
ROWE, VA 24646
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12
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Friday, August 12 2016
11:00 AM
Rowe Pentecostal Church
Garden Creek Road
ROWE, VA 24646
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