Photo courtesy of Pyatt Funeral Home - Pinckneyville
Feb 8, 1937 - Jun 3, 2018
Wayne and Myra Burk of Carbondale offer our condolences, Friends of Richard for almost 30 years. We wish you peace, as Richard found peace with Your love
Wayne and Myra Burk
June 06, 2018 | Carbondale, IL | Friend
Dick and I grew up together --we spent many hours playing in and around his Dad's Tom Boy market in Pinckneyville - Sorry for your and I know he will be missed --
roger taylor
June 06, 2018 | Henderson, NV | Friend
Sorry for your loss. May the Lord give you strength during this hard time.....
Lynne Wright-Harris
June 04, 2018 | Du Quoin, IL | Friend
me and dick was friend from grade school on great 440 man he was alway up beat sorry for your lose
wayne bigham
June 04, 2018 | Doquoin, IL
Richard “Tricky Dick” Hester, age 81, of DuQuoin, IL, passed away on Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 8:20 p.m. in his home.
Richard was born on February, 8, 1937 in Pinckneyville, IL, a son of Roscoe and Bessie (McCreary) Hester. Richard was a veteran in the United States Coast Guard. On December 23, 2003, he married Cheryl Lynn DeGuzman in the Philippines and she survives. Richard was a coal miner at Captain Mine for over 20 years. He was a member of the U.M.W.A. and enjoyed traveling and flying.
Survivors include his wife, Cheryl Hester of DuQuoin, IL; two sons, Richard A. (Jill) Hester of DuQuoin, IL and Douglas A. Hester of New Orleans, LA; three daughters, Mary Hester of DuQuoin, IL, Stacy Secrist of Rogers, AR and Patty Withstandley of Ft. Myers, FL; his mother-in-law, Luz (Jerry) Stephenson of Puryear, TN; twelve grandchildren, Casey Soto, Ryan and Taylor Withstandley, Olivia Kerwath, Mollie Hester-Kelly, Howard, Piper and Katherine Kelly, Blake and Blair Hester, Logan and Genevive Hester; and eight grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Virginia Edwards and Betty Morgenstern; and one son-in-law, Jeff Secrist.
Richard’s wishes were to be cremated with no services.
Memorials may be made to Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
Pyatt Funeral Home, DuQuoin, IL is in charge of arrangements.
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