Edith Lowanda Hester

Edith Lowanda Hester, 89, Paragould, went to her heavenly home on December 2, 2010. She departed this life at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. She was born July 5, 1921 in Piggott, AR, the daughter of the late Jeff and Florence Culpepper. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Tillman; brothers, Jewel, Wilbur, Roy and Donald Culpepper; sisters, Alma Wright, Mary Bontempo and most recently, Dorothy Monozym; son in law, Bill Washington and great grandson, Tristan Huggins. She was a life long member of Alexander Baptist Church and the Alexander and Bard community. She worked at Greene County Tech and The Shirt Factory. She was a loving wife, mom, grandmother and great grandmother. She will be greatly missed by family and friends. She is survived by her daughters and son in law: Linda Washington of Paragould; Cathy and Dr. James Huggins of Beech Bluff, TN; grandchildren: Robin (Chris) Camp, Machelle (Shane) Wallace of Paragould, Kyle (Christie) Huggins of Harrisonburg, VA; great grandchildren: Brittany, Shayna, Hunter Wallace; Zac and Will Camp, all of Paragould, Blake and Lauren Huggins of Harrisonburg, VA. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 PM, Friday, at Heath Funeral Home. The celebration of her life will be at 10:30 AM, Saturday, at Heath Colonial Chapel with Dr. James Huggins and Reverend Wade Drury officiating. Burial will follow at Finch Cemetery. Pallbearers will be John Huggins, Ronnie and Steven Hill, Dan Westbrook, Tommy Hester, Adam Fahr. Honorary pallbearers will be Charles Evans, E. J. Lorren and Robert Elmore. Memorials may be made to Alexander Baptist Church. To sign online registry, visit www.heathfuneralhome.com.