OBITUARY: Emma Jean Lester

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Emma Jean Lester, age 81, passed away March 26, 2019 at St Thomas Rutherford Hospital. She was a lifelong resident of Rutherford County. Emma was a custodian and cook at Rockvale School from 1967-2001 and was known for her homemade bread and cookies.

Emma was preceded in death by her parents, Leslie Howard and Margaret Estell Jones; husband, James Robert Lester, Sr.; and sister, Margaret Lee Jones. She is survived by her son, James Lester of Murfreesboro; daughters, Gloria (Buford) Herman of Christiana, Rebecca Lester of Christiana; sister, Sylvia Kay Barrett of Christiana; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Visitation with the family will be 4:00-8:00 PM, Thursday, March 28, 2019 at Jennings and Ayers Funeral Home.

A chapel service will be 1:00 PM, Friday, March 29, 2019 at Jennings and Ayers Funeral Home with Ruthan Patient officiating. Burial will follow in Haynes-Jones Cemetery with grandchildren and great-grandchildren serving as pallbearers.

Arrangements are under the direction of Jennings and Ayers Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 820 South Church St., Murfreesboro, TN 37130. 615-893-2422. Please leave online condolences at www.jenningsandayers.com.