Velma Hester

BRANSON, Mo. — Velma Lois Hester, 75, died Feb. 17, 2020, at Cox Hospital in Branson.

Born Jan. 10, 1945, in Chaffee, Mo., to the late Lawrence and Jessie Bailey Glency, she was a member of the Arbor General Baptist Church.

On Oct. 6, 1967, she married Watson Hughes Hester.

Survivors include: one son, Michael (Ruth Ann) Hester of Cape Girardeau, Mo.; one daughter, Stacey Birk of Branson; one sister, LaVerne Simpson of Chaffee; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Amick-Burnett Chapel in Chaffee, where the funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday with the Rev. Bob Lewis officiating.

Burial will follow at Kenyon Cemetery in Delta, Mo.