Doris Lester

PORTAGEVILLE - Doris Lester, 80, died Jan. 9, 2002, at Hermitage Garden in Oxford, Miss.

Born June 20, 1921, in Dunklin, Okla., daughter of the late Walter H. and Cleo Faust Mullins, she was a member of the First United Methodist Church.

On Jan. 7, 1940, in Charleston, she married Elza Lester who survives of the home.

Other survivors include: one daughter, Susan Eftink of Oxford; one sister, Gwen Gentile of Scranton, Pa.; and six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

One son, Larry Lester, preceded her in death in 1986.

Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at DeLisle Funeral Home.

Services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ed Rhodes officiating.

Burial will follow in the Portageville Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be: Greg Lester, Shelby Harris, Jacob Eftink, Maurice Eftink, J.J. Eftink, Mike Drachesky, Tom Weiskircher, Matthew Lester and Nicholas Lester.