Thomas Eugene “Tommy” Hester
September 4, 1945 – August 16, 2019

Thomas Eugene “Tommy” Hester, 73, of Cairo, GA, passed away at Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, GA, on Friday, August 16, 2019. The family will receive friends at Clark Funeral Home on Sunday, August 18, 2019, from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. The family will have a private interment in Capel Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mr. Hester was born on September 4, 1945 in Cairo, GA, to the late J. B. Hester and Olene Cassels Hester. He was married to Constance Miller Hester, who preceded him in death. He was executive regional manager for Big Star Groceries in Jacksonville. Later he was a plumber and electrician. He was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.

Survivors include: daughters, Vicki Davis of Cairo, GA, Alicia Lacy (Keith) of Cairo, GA; son, John Hester (April) of Cairo, GA; grandchildren, Lee Sandefur of Cairo, GA, Zeb Davis of Cairo, GA, Frankie Davis of Cairo, GA, Ashley Wells of Cairo, GA, Courtney Wells of Cairo, GA, Kenan Lacy of Cairo, GA, Ansley Lacy of Thomasville, GA, John Thomas Hester, II, of Cairo, GA, Barrett Hester of Cairo, GA, Tanner Starr of Cairo, GA; 2 great-grandchildren; brother, James Dennis Hester (Madge) of Albany, GA; and a niece, Kennedy Hester Stock of Atlanta, GA. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife.

Memorials may be made in Mr. Hester’s memory to: Archbold Foundation, Attention-Vann Middleton, New Hospice Facility, 910 S. Broad Street, Thomasville, GA 31792.