Mrs. Helen Boileau Hester

Mrs. Helen B. Hester, 86, of Liberty passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at Hospice Home of Alamance.She was a proud WWII veteran of the United States Marine Corps., where she obtained the rank of Sergeant.A funeral mass will be conducted on Friday, November 27 at 2:00 p.m. at The Loflin Funeral Home Chapel, officiated by Father Christopher Davis; burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 12:00 until 1:30 p.m. at the funeral home.Mrs. Hester was the daughter of the late Samuel and Katherine Mackowick Boileau and was also preceded in death by her husband, Ras W. Hester; son, Gene Hester and one granddaughter.Surviving are two daughters, Kitty Ellison (Ronald) of Burlington and Barbara Hogan of Florence, SC; five sons, Ron Hester (Sylvia) of Newport, NC, Robert Hester (Sue) of Graham, John Hester of Julian, Jim Hester (Brenda) of Elizabeth City, NC, Mark Hester (Rhonda) of Liberty; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.At the family’s request, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Building Fund, 512 W. Wainmann Avenue, Asheboro, NC 27203 or Hospice and Palliative Care Center of Alamance-Caswell, 918 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215.Loflin Funeral Home of Liberty has the honor of serving The Hester Family.