Curtis Preston Hester

Highlands - Curtis P Hester, 82, went to be with his Lord on August 7, 2011.Curtis was born on November 19, 1928 in McRae, GA to parents Thelma and Claude Hester. The family later moved to Miami Florida and he graduated from Edison High School in Miami. He joined the US Navy from 1952 to1953, then went on to a work for the Clark, Cameron and Barclay Company and eventually for Goodall Rubber Company selling industrial rubber supplies.

After friends Bill and Evelyn Hall introduced him to Highlands, NC he fell in love with the area and visited many times over the years with his family. In 1990, after retiring from a career with Goodall Rubber Company, he moved to Highlands permanently. There he was an active member of society as a member at the Community Bible Church of Highlands and volunteering at the Fidelia Eckerd Living Center, the Community Playhouse, delivering Meals on Wheels, and for the Literacy Council, teaching children math.

He always maintained a curiosity and zest for life, friends and new experiences. Even in retirement he remained productive by working locally selling electronics, as a security guard, as a postal worker, doing tax preparation and as a census enumerator. In between these various careers he found time to explore the world visiting Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, the Panama Canal, Belize, Mexico, Scotland, England, France, British Columbia, Alaska, the Bahamas, and Jamaica.

He is survived by his wife, Hazel W Hester of Highlands, NC; son, Gary Hester and wife Donna Hester of Orlando, FL; daughter, Lynn Hester Human of Jacksonville, FL; step-daughter, Michelle Truman of Orlando, FL; grandson, Jason Human and wife Carly Human of Orlando, FL; granddaughters, Jennifer Human of Jacksonville, FL and Nicole Hester of Orlando, FL; sister, Grace Wilson of Kissimmee, FL; brother Jon Hester of Pembrook Pines, FL;. He was preceded in death by his first wife Wanda Lynn Hester; brothers, Gereld Hester and David Hester; and sister, Jeannie Keith.

Services will be held Thusday, August 11 at 10:00AM at Vista Memorial Gardens in Miami Lakes, FL with Rev. Harry Laverne Keith, II officiating. Burial will be held at Vista Memorial Gardens-House of God Garden in Miami Lakes, FL. A memorial service will be held at Highlands at a later date.

Bryant-Grant Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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