Deacon Lester Clarence "Yank" Lashley

1919 - 2000

Deacon Lester Clarence "Yank" Lashley

1919 - 2000

BORN

1919

DIED

2000

Deacon Lester Lashley Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Sep. 29, 2000.
Deacon Lester Clarence “Yank” Lashley, 81, of Biloxi, Mississippi, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, and a deacon at Victory Full Gospel Baptist Church in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, died in Biloxi on Sunday, September 24, 2000. Friends called on Thursday, September 28, 2000, 6 p.m. until time of funeral services at 7 p.m., at Victory Full Gospel Baptist Church, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Burial took place on Friday, September 29, 10:30 a.m., at the Biloxi National Cemetery. Richmond Funeral Home in Biloxi is in charge of arrangements.

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