Cover photo for Betty Lester's Obituary
Betty Lester Profile Photo
1935 Betty 2021

Betty Lester

July 27, 1935 — January 9, 2021

Betty Mae Hinton Lester, age 85, of Wilmer, Alabama, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021. Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Betty was a loving and caring person, who had a special passion for children. That passion for children is what sparked her long career as a cafeteria worker at Tanner Williams Elementary. She touched so many young lives and will be missed deeply by all that knew her.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Lara Bell Edmondson; father, Burnis Hinton; grandson, Raymond Lester; brothers, Robert Hinton and Lester Hinton; sisters, Laura Hinton and Bernita Hinton; and daughters-in-law, Debbie Lester and Christi May.

She is survived by her husband, George Lester; children, George Lester, Jr., and Rebecca Lester; grandchildren, Chad May and wife, Heather, Jake May, and Daniel Lester and wife, Brandy; great-grandchildren, L.C., Kayla, Garrett, Justin, Ashten, and Collin; great-great-granddaughter, Caleigh May; brothers, Cecil Hinton, and wife, Tiny, Jim Hinton, and Johnny Hinton; sisters, Mary Parker and Luci Weeks; and many other family members and friends.

Graveside services will be held at Joyner Cemetery in the Tanner Williams community on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. Those planning on attending the graveside service will need to meet at Joyner Cemetery by 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. You can find directions to the cemetery by clicking on the directions link below.

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Betty Lester, please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Crematory Service

Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home

AL

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 21

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree