Palestine High School Alumni Association

Palestine High School Alumni Association, Palestine, Texas

Martha Hudson Hester – PHS 1974

04 / 30 / 1956  –  01 / 20 / 2016

A memorial service for Martha Hudson Hester, 59, of Tennessee Colony, Texas will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, January 23, 2016, at Herrington / Land of Memory Funeral Home Chapel. The family will greet friends immediately following the service.

She passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, Texas.

Martha was born April 30, 1956, in Palestine, Texas. She was the daughter of Ellon Crossley Lewis and the late Fagan Royal Hudson. She was preceded in death by her brother, William Mack Hudson; her step-father, Linden R. Lewis; and her father, Fagan Royal Hudson.

Martha was raised in Tennessee Colony and lived most of her life in Palestine. She married the love of her life, Bill Hester, in 1990, and they moved to Conroe, Texas in 1997, and recently moved back to Tennessee Colony. She worked for the Houston Association of Realtors for 15 years. Her grandson, Hudson (“The Bull”), was the light of her life and she was affectionately known as his “Meanie.” She loved to garden, enjoyed the beach, and spending time with her friends and family.

She is survived by her husband, Bill Hester; daughter, Jennifer Brown; grandson, Hudson Flores; mother, Ellon Lewis; sisters, Mary Bunt and Judy Trammell; sisters-in-law, Crystal Hudson, Karla Roberts and husband Craig, Nancy Bacon and husband Truman; step-son, John Hester and his daughters Jayden and Abigail; step-sister, Lynne Lewis Staines; and numerous other family and friends who love her and will miss her greatly.

Honorary pallbearers will be Bob Lanford, Kenneth Crossley, Will Bunt, Jim Bunt, Steve Parker, Chuck Thornton, and Ronald Mitchell.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, all donations be made to CASA of Trinity Valley at 1000 N. Church St., Palestine, Texas 75801.

Herrington / Land of Memory Funeral Home Website – 01 / 22 / 2016