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David Hestand Obituary
November 13, 1941 - April 4, 2025
Wichita, Kansas - David Lee Hestand of Wichita Kansas, born November 13th 1941 in Cedar Vale Kansas to Dan Emory Hestand and Helen Viola Hestand, passed away April 4th 2025 at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.
David proudly served two tours of duty in Vietnam for the 25th Infantry Brigade, US Army. He was a recipient of the Purple Heart after being wounded in action.
David was preceded in death by his parents and two daughters, Lola Hestand Brown and Kathy Deckard. Survived by his sisters Rosalie Dean and Danetta Judd. Also by his two sons Brad Hestand and Ron Meisch.
Services to honor David will be held at Old Mission Cemetery and Mortuary on Monday April 28th 2025 at 11 a.m. followed by a burial service at White Chapel Memorial Gardens. Both in Wichita KS.
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Robert L. Dickson
July 22, 2025
Hate to read this about Cousin David! Sending Condolences to David's family. I believe the last we texted was on March 4th of this year. I think it was 1954 or 55 that Mom, my sister & myself lived with Aunt Helen for a year there around Cedarville, KS. I have a few memories from that time. We even shared our memories from Vietnam. Again, sorry to hear this about David.
Ben Harrison
April 17, 2025
I met Dave through a grind of mine, His name was Larry Chambers, I didn´t know him very long but he was a funny guy we hunted together in Cedar Vale Kansas for a few years. Dave you will be missed by many . R I P Dave
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