Jeremy Allen Hester

Jeremy A. Hester, 31, of Gaston County passed away on September 27, 2011. Jeremy served in the US Marine Corps as a Staff Sergeant with 2nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company out of Camp Lejeune, NC. Jeremy served two tours in Iraq for which he received numerous commendations and medals. He was an officer with CMPD for three years and most recently served as an instructor preparing troops for their deployment overseas.

Jeremy is predeceased by his biological father, Robert Larry Waldrop, Jr.; great grandmother, Mae Belle Scott; maternal grandfather, Wayne Winchester and his paternal grandparents.

He is survived by his children, Charlie and Josie Hester; mother, Ann Waldrop; brothers, Kelly Hester and Christopher Lee; grandmother, Thelma (Rick) Black; great grandfather, Donald Allen Scott; adoptive father, Carroll Eugene Hester as well as numerous other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 11:00am at Fraley Memorial Baptist Church 3025 Fraley Church Road Gastonia, NC 28054. The family will receive friends from 9:00 to 11:00am prior to the service. Interment will follow on Wenesday, October 5, 2011 at 1:00pm at Salisbury National Cemetery in Salisbury, Noth Carolina.

Please visit Jeremy’s online memorial at www.mcewenpinevillechapel.com