Viola Lester's Obituary
MANTUA-MIDDLEFIELD Viola (Bailey) Lester, 83 years of age, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday December 8, 2015, being reunited with her beloved husband, Donald B. Lester, of 57 years, who preceded her in death in 2008. Vi adored her two sons Donald Ray (Debbie) Lester of Mantua and James A. (Deshel) Lester of Middlefield. She loved spending time with her grandchildren Ashley, Faith, Kaitlin, Kristen, and her great-grandchildren, Kaiden, Zoey, Zach and Kendalyn. Vi was born in Panther, West Virginia on October 12, 1932, the daughter of the late Avison and Bell (Lester) Bailey. Preceding her in death were her husband, parents, and two sisters, Edith Bellamy and Beulah Pizzano. Don and Vi raised their family in Mantua, Ohio. After Don's passing, Vi resided with her son, Ray and later with her son Jim until her passing. Vi worked at Custom Beverage in Aurora, Ohio until they closed and then later at Mantaline in Mantua. She was a devoted member of the Mantua Country Baptist Church where she took great pride and honor volunteering her time with the Willing Workers. She was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Mystic Chapter No. 32, Mantua. Calling hours will be Friday from 5:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M. at the Green Family Funeral Home & Crematory Service, 4668 Pioneer Trail at the corner of St.Rt. 44, Mantua, Ohio 44255, where her funeral service will be held Saturday December 12, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. Officiating will be Pastor Murray Bay. Vi will be laid to rest beside her husband at Riverside Cemetery in Shalersville Township, Ohio. Memorial donations are suggested in memory of Vi to the Mantua Country Baptist Church, 12385 Chamberlain Road, Aurora, Ohio 44202. Her obituary and Video-Gift tribute may be viewed at www.greenfamilyfuneralhome.com. You are using an outdated web browser that does not support this video. Your browser does not support this video format. You should be able to view it in Chrome, Safari or Internet Explorer. $(document).ready(function(){ if ( false === supports_h264_baseline_video() ) { $("#vdfmtnt").show(); $("#vidplyr1").hide(); } });
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