April Carroll Lester

April Carroll Lester obituary, Hewett, WV

April Carroll Lester

April Lester Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Freeman Funeral Home Inc on Mar. 19, 2026.
April Carroll Lester, 52 of Hewett, WV, departed this life on March 17, 2026 at CAMC General Hospital, Charleston, WV.

She was born June 12, 1973 in Logan, WV the daughter of the late Larry Eugene & Janice Nunnery.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Brailynn Craycraft, sisters, Gina Browning and Sherry Nunnery, sister-in-law, Donna Aleshire, brother-in-law, Sherman Ball and her father and mother-in-law, Charles "Pee-wee" & Madeline Lester.

April loved her grandbabies, her dog Izzy, camping, fishing, riding 4-wheelers, going to the beach and lighthouses.

Those left to cherish her memory include her husband, Chris Lester; daughter, Kendall (Paul Jr) Craycraft; sons, Christopher Lester II (Cassidy Mills) and Samuel Lester (Bethany Butler); grandchildren, Paul Craycraft III, Carter Craycraft, Talitha Craycraft, MaKenzie Lester, Madelyn Lester, Preston Butler, Mason Gyurek, Miles Dawson and Brielle Butler; her in-laws, Doug Browning, Andy & Myrtle Lester, Sue Ball, David Aleshire and Connie & Nate Dolin; mother of two of her grandchildren, Lindsay Lester, her caretaker, Tammy Stevenson; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.

Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Freeman Funeral Home, Chapmanville, WV is in charge of the arrangements.

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