Obituary: Jack W. Hester

Jack W. Hester, 85, of Easley, died Feb. 14, 2016.

He attended Tennessee Temple University and North Greenville University. He was a former pastor of several Upstate Baptist churches, including Grace in Simpsonville, Cannon Memorial in Central, Powdersville First, and Nine Forks. After retiring, he served as an associate pastor at City View Baptist Church. He was interim pastor at Hillside Baptist in Fountain Inn at the time of his death. He was a U.S. Army veteran.

Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Shirley Koone Hester, three sons, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.