Marcille Alger Hester

Funeral services for Marcille Alger Hester, age 84 of West Monroe, will be held at 2 PM Thursday, September 22, 2016 from the sanctuary of Cross Roads Baptist Church with Rev. Jim Wolfe officiating, Rev. Wesley Pittman delivering the eulogy and Bro. Lance Reed delivering the graveside services. Interment will follow at Cross Roads Cemetery under the direction of Riser Funeral Home of Columbia. Visitation will be Thursday at Cross Roads Baptist Church from 12 PM to 2 PM. Mrs. Hester was born on September 16, 1932 in Grayson, LA to the union of Marvin and Sallie Alger and passed from this life on Monday, September 19, 2016 at her home in West Monroe. She retired from Ouachita National Bank and was a member of Ridge Avenue Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Marvin and Sallie Alger; husband, Ellis Hester; brothers: Marvin Alger and Gerald Estess; nieces: Brenda Reed and Linda McCalmon; and nephew, Gerald Estess. Survivors include nephews: Rick Estess and wife, Julia of Watkinville, GA and Kenneth Alger of Laport, TX; niece, Sheryl Brazell of Laport, TX; sisters-in-law: Wanda Alger of Louisville, TN, Carolyn Hendricks and husband, Ray of West Monroe; and brothers-in-law: Johnnie, Nathan and Robert Hester all of Grayson. Special thanks to Heart of Hospice and caretakers: Stacy Parker, Anna Hatfield and Veretta Vela. Pallbearers will be Ken Alger, Tony Hester, Parker McNeely, Rodney Reed, Justin Richardson and Chad Wise. Honorary pallbearers will be Shelby McManus, Brad McNeely, Buddy Wright and Jim Cuthbert.