In Memoriam: John Wesley Hester(1827-1910)

 

John Wesley Hester

Born:  February 8, 1827

Died:   November 24, 1910

Buried in Nance Cemetery, Bedford Co. TN.

Converted in youth and joined the Enon Baptist Church.

When the division came he went with the Missionary Baptist Church, and since that time was a member of the Union Ridge Baptist Church at Rover.

predeceased by lst wife Mary Neil Freeman Hester,

mother of his children and 3 children--Sallie J Hester, Joseph A. Hester and Joella Hester.

Survived by wife, Emily Jane Wardlow Coleman Shoffner Hester(m. 1886)

Sons:  

Benjamin Hartwell Hester

Alfred Ransom Hester

Daughters:

Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Hester Jarrell

Salome Duggan Hester Elmore

Source:

Baptist and Reflector, December 22, 1910, p  15, col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-john-w-hester-ob/205956467/ : accessed September 14, 2026), clip page for John W. Hester--obit.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29049989/john_wesley-hester: accessed 14 Sep 2026), memorial page for John Wesley Hester (8 Feb 1827–24 Nov 1910), Memorial ID 29049989, citing Nance Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Mrs. Bettie Hester Jarrell (1863-1936)

 

Mrs. Bettie  Hester Jarrell
Born: January 2, 1863
Died: January 10, 1936
Joined Union Ridge Baptist Church in early life.
Married Julius Jarrell July 11, 1888.
Survivors:
Sons:  Walter Burns Jarrell & J. Frank Jarrell
Daughter Mary B Jarrell 


Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, March 12, 1936, p 10, col 3;image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-obituary-for-betti/205048034/ : accessed August 31, 2026), clip page for Obituary for Bettie Jarrell.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29091264/mary_elizabeth-jarrell: accessed 31 Aug 2026), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth “Bettie” Hester Jarrell (2 Jan 1863–10 Jan 1936), Memorial ID 29091264, citing Jarrell Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.