He was an electrician and a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Brenda Hester; one son, Guy Hester of Jasonville; one daughter, Regina Hester of French Lick; and three sisters, Marcia Babcock of Columbia City, and Carolyn Thompson and Audrey Babcock, both of Fort Wayne.
Services were conducted Thursday at McAdams Mortuary in Paoli.
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