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Charles Roger Lester - Obituary
March 17, 1939 - June 19, 2023
Charles
Roger
Lester,
age
84,
of
Clayton,
WV,
formally
of
Baileysville,
WV
passed
away
peacefully
with
his
family
by
his
side
on
Monday,
June
19,
2023
at
the
Bowers Hospice House in Beckley, WV following a long illness.
“I
have
fought
a
good
fight,
I
have
finished
my
course,
I
have
kept
the
faith”
2
Timothy 4:7
Born
March
17,
1939,
in
Baileysville,
he
was
the
son
of
the
late
William
and
Elsie
Short
Lester.
In
addition
to
his
parents,
he
was
preceded
in
death
by
his
loving
wife
of
61
years,
Inez
Sue
Lester;
his
brothers,
Luther
Lester,
Fred
Lester,
Billy
Lester,
Pete
Lester,
and
Rodney
Lester;
his
sister,
Cleta
Halsey,
Mildred
Toler,
and
Macy Kusewicz.
Roger
was
a
graduate
of
Baileysville
High
School.
After
earning
a
degree
from
Concord
College,
he
returned
to
Baileysville
High
School
to
teach
and
coach
basketball
and
football
for
many
years.
Roger
and
his
wife
Sue,
relocated
to
Clayton,
where
he
continued
to
teach
and
coach
at
Alderson
Jr.
High
and
Lewisburg
Jr.
High.
His
love
of
sports
kept
him
busy.
He
was
active
in
the
community
where
he
coached
little league teams. He and Sue became affectionately known in the community as “Nanny” and “Pappy.”
Roger
is
survived
by
his
children,
Vickey
Blankenship
and
her
husband
Darren,
of
Beckley,
Jeannine
Utterback
and
her
husband
Jamie,
of
Alderson,
Dale
Lester
and
his
Wife
Tracy,
of
Fayetteville;
his
four
grandchildren,
Rebekah
Ramboldt,
and
her
husband
Todd,
of
Ronceverte,
Colten
Blankenship
and
his
wife
Danielle,
of
Lexington,
KY,
Heath
Utterback
and
Savannah
Keffer,
of
Clayton,
and
Evan
Lester,
of
Fayetteville;
his
five
great
grandchildren,
Slayton
Utterback,
Perri
Ramboldt,
Gus
Ramboldt,
Greer
Blankenship,
and
Caden
Blankenship,
and
his
loving
sister
Jean
Rose
and
her
husband
Ronald,
of
Tamarac, Florida, as well as many loving nieces, nephews, and cousins.
A
Graveside
Service
will
be
held
Saturday,
June
24,
2023,
at
12:00
pm,
at
the
Lester
Farm
Cemetery
in
Clayton, with Pastor Hannibal Blankenship officiating.
Serving
as
pallbearers
will
be
Darren
Blankenship,
Jamie
Utterback,
Colten
Blankenship,
Heath
Utterback,
Todd Lester, Todd Ramboldt, Evan Lester, and Slayton Utterback.
Online condolences and memories may be shared with the Lester family at www.lobbanfh.com.
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