It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Gary Hester of Hillsboro, Ohio, born in Ross County, Ohio, who passed away on December 19, 2023, at the age of 72, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Gary Hester to show support.

He was predeceased by : his parents, Harold Hester and Nora Hester (Spurgeon); and his siblings, Martha Barnhart (Jake), Mary Kingery (Kenneth), Fern Tapp (Kenneth), Elizabeth Hayden (William), Viola Cassidy (Hobert), Violet Koch, Dorothy Watson (Richard), Lawrence Hester (Linda) and Dwight Hester.

He is survived by : his wife Emily B. Hester (Meredith); his children, Quintin Hester of Hillsboro, Adam Hester of Leesburg, Ashley Hester (Arlyn) of Leesburg, Kyle Hester (Cindy) of Grove City, Amy Hester of Leesburg and D'Anna Jenkins (Steve) of Washington, C. H.; his stepchildren, Stephen McKinley (Angela) of Tennessee, Shane McKinley of Leesburg and Tonya Sommer of Cincinnati; his siblings, Warren Hester of Leesburg, Janet Jorvanovic of Greenfield and Ruth Cheatwood of Chillicothe; and his nephew Randy Meredith. He is also survived by twenty-four grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Murray-Fettro Funeral Home