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Lorene Jester

Lorene Jester, 82, wife of Clarence Jester, was born to Ambrose and Verna Cox Freeman on March 30, 1925 at Hearn in Clark County. She went to be with Jesus in her heavenly home on Thursday, January 24, 2008. She was the grand-daughter of Will and Alice Francis Freeman and Mary Pennington Cox.

She was preceded in death by a son Clarence Jester, Jr.; a great-granddaughter Abby Lynn Edrington, and a sister Lola Kathryn Freeman, as well as her parents and grandparents.

Lorene is survived by her husband Clarence Jester; sons, Larry Jester and his wife Cynthia of Curtis and Bobby Jester of Gurdon; two grandsons, Kevin Jester and his wife Heidi and Brandon Finley, all of Arkadelphia; five granddaughters, Autumn Greer and her husband Chris of Allen, TX, Janae Richerson and her husband Steve of Bismarck, Jennifer Edrington and her husband Stuart of Atoka, TN, Alana Bade and her husband Aaron of South Sioux City, NE, and Andi Finley of Arkadelphia; great-grandsons Eric, Justin, and Jacob Richerson, Cutter Jester, Trent, and Cole Edrington; and great-granddaughters, Jaycee and Lizzie Beth Jester , Neva Richerson, and Aubrey Bade; two brothers, Willie Freeman of Guthrie, KY and Billy Freeman and his wife Cleda of Bismarck; three sisters, Mary Chambers and her husband Bill and Thelma Dixon and husband Doyle, all of Arkadelphia.of Arkadelphia and Liz Guffey and husband Eddie of Kansas, Okla.

They lived in Curtis for most of their 66 years of marriage. Lorene was a member of the Curtis Assembly of God Church, having given her heart to the Lord in 1939 at age 14. She served as Sunday school teacher, Sunday school secretary-treasurer, and church secretary among other Christian works. She enjoyed visiting nursing homes to encourage members of her church and family who were residents. She was an expert in crewel embroidery and a painter whose greatest inspirational work was one of the Lords Supper. She was an accomplished seamstress and used her skills to bless others with new clothes as well as for members of her family and for herself. Lorene loved cooking for her family. She and her husband Clarence entertained many ministers throughout the years. Lorenes greatest love along with spending time in prayer was the reading of her Bible, reading, and rereading, marking and underlining those scriptures that she had found as treasures and those she had marked during the many sermons throughout her life. Lorene also assisted her husband in the Clarence Jester Logging Business by keeping the records and preparing the payrolls.

The funeral service was at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28 in the Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home Chapel in Arkadelphia, with Kevin Jester, grandson, and Rev. G. C. Kirksey officiating. He is pastor of the Curtis Assembly of God Church. Visitation was from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27 at the funeral home. Interment was at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens 1-1/2 miles west of Arkadelphia on Hwy 8.

Memorials may be made to the Curtis Assembly of God Church. To sign the Online registry go to www.ruggleswilcox.com.